diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index b189220f8a87..ccd2ebfd2673 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1839,14 +1839,12 @@ static int mlx5e_get_module_eeprom_by_page(struct net_device *netdev,
 		if (!size_read)
 			return i;
 
-		if (size_read == -EINVAL)
-			return -EINVAL;
 		if (size_read < 0) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT_MOD(
 				extack,
 				"Query module eeprom by page failed, read %u bytes, err %d\n",
 				i, size_read);
-			return i;
+			return size_read;
 		}
 
 		i += size_read;