diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
index f020401adf04c..bf8a60533f3e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void set_ethernet_addr(rtl8150_t *dev)
 
 	ret = get_registers(dev, IDR, sizeof(node_id), node_id);
 
-	if (ret == sizeof(node_id)) {
+	if (!ret) {
 		ether_addr_copy(dev->netdev->dev_addr, node_id);
 	} else {
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev->netdev);