diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mxl-gpy.c b/drivers/net/phy/mxl-gpy.c
index 5ce1bf03bbd7..f9c70476d7e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mxl-gpy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mxl-gpy.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ static int gpy_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 static int gpy_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+	int fw_version;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!phydev->is_c45) {
@@ -105,12 +106,12 @@ static int gpy_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	}
 
 	/* Show GPY PHY FW version in dmesg */
-	ret = phy_read(phydev, PHY_FWV);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	fw_version = phy_read(phydev, PHY_FWV);
+	if (fw_version < 0)
+		return fw_version;
 
-	phydev_info(phydev, "Firmware Version: 0x%04X (%s)\n", ret,
-		    (ret & PHY_FWV_REL_MASK) ? "release" : "test");
+	phydev_info(phydev, "Firmware Version: 0x%04X (%s)\n", fw_version,
+		    (fw_version & PHY_FWV_REL_MASK) ? "release" : "test");
 
 	return 0;
 }