diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 9507bd38cf04..7df55d597740 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -648,6 +648,10 @@ static int dsa_slave_set_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_eee *e)
 	struct dsa_switch *ds = p->dp->ds;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Port's PHY and MAC both need to be EEE capable */
+	if (!p->phy)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (!ds->ops->set_eee)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -655,10 +659,7 @@ static int dsa_slave_set_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_eee *e)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (p->phy)
-		ret = phy_ethtool_set_eee(p->phy, e);
-
-	return ret;
+	return phy_ethtool_set_eee(p->phy, e);
 }
 
 static int dsa_slave_get_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_eee *e)
@@ -667,6 +668,10 @@ static int dsa_slave_get_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_eee *e)
 	struct dsa_switch *ds = p->dp->ds;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Port's PHY and MAC both need to be EEE capable */
+	if (!p->phy)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (!ds->ops->get_eee)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -674,10 +679,7 @@ static int dsa_slave_get_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_eee *e)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (p->phy)
-		ret = phy_ethtool_get_eee(p->phy, e);
-
-	return ret;
+	return phy_ethtool_get_eee(p->phy, e);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER