diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c
index 29df17c1..0f0e13cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c
@@ -5676,7 +5676,6 @@ static int ether_parse_dt(struct ether_priv_data *pdata)
 				   &pdata->common_isr_cpu_id);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pdata->common_isr_cpu_id = ETHER_COMMON_IRQ_DEFAULT_CPU;
-		ret = 0;
 	}
 
 	/* any other invalid promiscuous mode DT value */