diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index b05bb11a02cb..950711448f39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int ax88179_set_eee(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_eee *edata)
 {
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
 	struct ax88179_data *priv = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
-	int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	int ret;
 
 	priv->eee_enabled = edata->eee_enabled;
 	if (!priv->eee_enabled) {