diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
index ff2a40496e4e..c9f4552c018b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,6 @@ int igc_add_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, struct igc_nfc_filter *input)
 		err = igc_add_mac_steering_filter(adapter,
 						  input->filter.dst_addr,
 						  input->action, 0);
-		err = min_t(int, err, 0);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
@@ -1279,7 +1278,6 @@ int igc_add_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, struct igc_nfc_filter *input)
 						  input->filter.src_addr,
 						  input->action,
 						  IGC_MAC_STATE_SRC_ADDR);
-		err = min_t(int, err, 0);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index 66b3a689bb05..7c060c731a7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ static int igc_add_mac_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, const u8 *addr,
 		adapter->mac_table[i].state |= IGC_MAC_STATE_IN_USE | flags;
 
 		igc_rar_set_index(adapter, i);
-		return i;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	return -ENOSPC;
@@ -2276,11 +2276,8 @@ static int igc_del_mac_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, const u8 *addr,
 static int igc_uc_sync(struct net_device *netdev, const unsigned char *addr)
 {
 	struct igc_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = igc_add_mac_filter(adapter, addr, adapter->num_rx_queues, 0);
-
-	return min_t(int, ret, 0);
+	return igc_add_mac_filter(adapter, addr, adapter->num_rx_queues, 0);
 }
 
 static int igc_uc_unsync(struct net_device *netdev, const unsigned char *addr)