diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
index 85a9e534f442..8f36454dd196 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
@@ -393,9 +393,11 @@ static int mlx5_query_mcia(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	*status = MLX5_GET(mcia_reg, out, status);
-	if (*status)
+	if (MLX5_GET(mcia_reg, out, status)) {
+		if (status)
+			*status = MLX5_GET(mcia_reg, out, status);
 		return -EIO;
+	}
 
 	ptr = MLX5_ADDR_OF(mcia_reg, out, dword_0);
 	memcpy(data, ptr, size);