diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c
index 2db63c3be9d1..c1d860029801 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ static int mt7996_variant_fem_init(struct mt7996_dev *dev)
 	adie_ver = u32_get_bits(regval, MT_ADIE_VERSION_MASK);
 	idx = MT7976C_EFUSE_OFFSET % MT7996_EEPROM_BLOCK_SIZE;
 	is_7976c = adie_ver == 0x8a10 || adie_ver == 0x8b00 ||
-		   adie_ver == 0x8c10 || buf[idx] == 0xc;
+		   adie_ver == 0x8c10 || (!ret && buf[idx] == 0xc);
 
 	adie_id = u32_get_bits(regval, MT_ADIE_CHIP_ID_MASK);
 	if (adie_id == 0x7975 || adie_id == 0x7979 ||