diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
index 3cc844a61cb8..ea93144d2493 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
@@ -2188,7 +2188,7 @@ dpaa2_switch_prechangeupper_sanity_checks(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (err) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 				   "Cannot join a bridge while VLAN uppers are present");
-		return 0;
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	return 0;