diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
index 34389b6aa67c..61f2ef4dfa8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
@@ -789,7 +789,30 @@ static u32 __pos_inc(u32 pos, size_t limit)
 
 static int rocker_desc_err(struct rocker_desc_info *desc_info)
 {
-	return -(desc_info->desc->comp_err & ~ROCKER_DMA_DESC_COMP_ERR_GEN);
+	int err = desc_info->desc->comp_err & ~ROCKER_DMA_DESC_COMP_ERR_GEN;
+
+	switch (err) {
+	case ROCKER_OK:
+		return 0;
+	case -ROCKER_ENOENT:
+		return -ENOENT;
+	case -ROCKER_ENXIO:
+		return -ENXIO;
+	case -ROCKER_ENOMEM:
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	case -ROCKER_EEXIST:
+		return -EEXIST;
+	case -ROCKER_EINVAL:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	case -ROCKER_EMSGSIZE:
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	case -ROCKER_ENOTSUP:
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	case -ROCKER_ENOBUFS:
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static void rocker_desc_gen_clear(struct rocker_desc_info *desc_info)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.h
index a5bc432feada..76e79ede617f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.h
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
+/* Return codes */
+enum {
+	ROCKER_OK = 0,
+	ROCKER_ENOENT = 2,
+	ROCKER_ENXIO = 6,
+	ROCKER_ENOMEM = 12,
+	ROCKER_EEXIST = 17,
+	ROCKER_EINVAL = 22,
+	ROCKER_EMSGSIZE = 90,
+	ROCKER_ENOTSUP = 95,
+	ROCKER_ENOBUFS = 105,
+};
+
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_REDHAT		0x1b36
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_REDHAT_ROCKER	0x0006