diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 21c5b976dcf3b649f49c15298dc545cf3daa5004..c85e32b30f0447a800d4a36fd36c527fe7007876 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5020,10 +5020,11 @@ int dev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa)
 	if (!netif_device_present(dev))
 		return -ENODEV;
 	err = ops->ndo_set_mac_address(dev, sa);
-	if (!err)
-		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
 	add_device_randomness(dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_set_mac_address);