diff --git a/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c b/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c
index e9db4ee2299d..fc4f93cfa459 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ static int tsconfig_prepare_data(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 
-		if (ts_info.phc_index == -1)
-			return -ENODEV;
+		if (ts_info.phc_index == -1) {
+			ret = -ENODEV;
+			goto out;
+		}
 
 		data->hwprov_desc.index = ts_info.phc_index;
 		data->hwprov_desc.qualifier = ts_info.phc_qualifier;