diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
index fc88ecaecb4b..566a70488db1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@ static inline int mlx5_cmd_exec_check_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 *in,
 					     int in_size, u32 *out,
 					     int out_size)
 {
-	mlx5_cmd_exec(dev, in, in_size, out, out_size);
+	int err;
+
+	err = mlx5_cmd_exec(dev, in, in_size, out, out_size);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	return mlx5_cmd_status_to_err((struct mlx5_outbox_hdr *)out);
 }