diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/patches-4.19/700-net-add-qualcomm-mdio.patch b/target/linux/ipq40xx/patches-4.19/700-net-add-qualcomm-mdio.patch
index a37c1e36f8..20d0faa472 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/patches-4.19/700-net-add-qualcomm-mdio.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/patches-4.19/700-net-add-qualcomm-mdio.patch
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ index 000000000..88fe5dc2b
 +	ret = of_get_named_gpio(mdio_node, "phy-reset-gpio", 0);
 +	if (ret < 0) {
 +		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not find phy-reset-gpio\n");
-+		return ret;
++		return 0;
 +	}
 +
 +	phy_reset_gpio_number = ret;