diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c
index 7c18dbac49d01..f839f186797d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c
@@ -621,11 +621,14 @@ ice_write_64b_phy_reg_e822(struct ice_hw *hw, u8 port, u16 low_addr, u64 val)
  * Fill a message buffer for accessing a register in a quad shared between
  * multiple PHYs.
  */
-static void
+static int
 ice_fill_quad_msg_e822(struct ice_sbq_msg_input *msg, u8 quad, u16 offset)
 {
 	u32 addr;
 
+	if (quad >= ICE_MAX_QUAD)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	msg->dest_dev = rmn_0;
 
 	if ((quad % ICE_QUADS_PER_PHY_E822) == 0)
@@ -635,6 +638,8 @@ ice_fill_quad_msg_e822(struct ice_sbq_msg_input *msg, u8 quad, u16 offset)
 
 	msg->msg_addr_low = lower_16_bits(addr);
 	msg->msg_addr_high = upper_16_bits(addr);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -653,10 +658,10 @@ ice_read_quad_reg_e822(struct ice_hw *hw, u8 quad, u16 offset, u32 *val)
 	struct ice_sbq_msg_input msg = {0};
 	int err;
 
-	if (quad >= ICE_MAX_QUAD)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	err = ice_fill_quad_msg_e822(&msg, quad, offset);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	ice_fill_quad_msg_e822(&msg, quad, offset);
 	msg.opcode = ice_sbq_msg_rd;
 
 	err = ice_sbq_rw_reg(hw, &msg);
@@ -687,10 +692,10 @@ ice_write_quad_reg_e822(struct ice_hw *hw, u8 quad, u16 offset, u32 val)
 	struct ice_sbq_msg_input msg = {0};
 	int err;
 
-	if (quad >= ICE_MAX_QUAD)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	err = ice_fill_quad_msg_e822(&msg, quad, offset);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	ice_fill_quad_msg_e822(&msg, quad, offset);
 	msg.opcode = ice_sbq_msg_wr;
 	msg.data = val;