diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c
index 37a0f463b8de..18bb9556dd00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c
@@ -793,6 +793,8 @@ int xgene_enet_phy_connect(struct net_device *ndev)
 			netdev_err(ndev, "Could not connect to PHY\n");
 			return  -ENODEV;
 		}
+#else
+		return -ENODEV;
 #endif
 	}