diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/base/e1000_80003es2lan.c b/drivers/net/e1000/base/e1000_80003es2lan.c
index b79496be29..5ac925e41a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/base/e1000_80003es2lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/base/e1000_80003es2lan.c
@@ -852,11 +852,15 @@ STATIC s32 e1000_reset_hw_80003es2lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	/* Disable IBIST slave mode (far-end loopback) */
 	ret_val = e1000_read_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan(hw,
 				E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_INBAND_PARAM, &kum_reg_data);
-	if (ret_val)
-		return ret_val;
-	kum_reg_data |= E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_IBIST_DISABLE;
-	e1000_write_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan(hw, E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_INBAND_PARAM,
-					kum_reg_data);
+	if (!ret_val) {
+		kum_reg_data |= E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_IBIST_DISABLE;
+		ret_val = e1000_write_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan(hw,
+						 E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_INBAND_PARAM,
+						 kum_reg_data);
+		if (ret_val)
+			DEBUGOUT("Error disabling far-end loopback\n");
+	} else
+		DEBUGOUT("Error disabling far-end loopback\n");
 
 	ret_val = e1000_get_auto_rd_done_generic(hw);
 	if (ret_val)
@@ -912,11 +916,18 @@ STATIC s32 e1000_init_hw_80003es2lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 		return ret_val;
 
 	/* Disable IBIST slave mode (far-end loopback) */
-	e1000_read_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan(hw, E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_INBAND_PARAM,
-					&kum_reg_data);
-	kum_reg_data |= E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_IBIST_DISABLE;
-	e1000_write_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan(hw, E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_INBAND_PARAM,
-					 kum_reg_data);
+	ret_val =
+	    e1000_read_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan(hw, E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_INBAND_PARAM,
+					    &kum_reg_data);
+	if (!ret_val) {
+		kum_reg_data |= E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_IBIST_DISABLE;
+		ret_val = e1000_write_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan(hw,
+						 E1000_KMRNCTRLSTA_INBAND_PARAM,
+						 kum_reg_data);
+		if (ret_val)
+			DEBUGOUT("Error disabling far-end loopback\n");
+	} else
+		DEBUGOUT("Error disabling far-end loopback\n");
 
 	/* Set the transmit descriptor write-back policy */
 	reg_data = E1000_READ_REG(hw, E1000_TXDCTL(0));