diff --git a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_nvram.c b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_nvram.c
index 54efc6bbf7b8..3d1294ac2b6f 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_nvram.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_nvram.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ efx_mcdi_nvram_update_finish(
 	efx_mcdi_req_t req;
 	uint8_t payload[MAX(MC_CMD_NVRAM_UPDATE_FINISH_V2_IN_LEN,
 			    MC_CMD_NVRAM_UPDATE_FINISH_V2_OUT_LEN)];
-	uint32_t result = 0; /* FIXME: use MC_CMD_NVRAM_VERIFY_RC_UNKNOWN */
+	uint32_t result = MC_CMD_NVRAM_VERIFY_RC_UNKNOWN;
 	efx_rc_t rc;
 
 	(void) memset(payload, 0, sizeof (payload));