diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530-mdio.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530-mdio.c
index 11ea924a9f35..784dd58a7158 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530-mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530-mdio.c
@@ -55,8 +55,15 @@ mt7530_regmap_read(void *context, unsigned int reg, unsigned int *val)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	lo = bus->read(bus, priv->mdiodev->addr, r);
-	hi = bus->read(bus, priv->mdiodev->addr, 0x10);
+	ret = bus->read(bus, priv->mdiodev->addr, r);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	lo = ret;
+
+	ret = bus->read(bus, priv->mdiodev->addr, 0x10);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	hi = ret;
 
 	*val = (hi << 16) | (lo & 0xffff);