diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
index c211450bfd78..829644665aa8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
@@ -3396,7 +3396,7 @@ static int hns3_reset_notify_down_enet(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 	struct net_device *ndev = kinfo->netdev;
 
 	if (!netif_running(ndev))
-		return -EIO;
+		return 0;
 
 	return hns3_nic_net_stop(ndev);
 }