--- a/sys/dev/netif/ig_hal/e1000_82541.c
+++ b/sys/dev/netif/ig_hal/e1000_82541.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,8 @@
 	 * the end of this routine.
 	 */
 	ret_val = hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, 0x2F5B, &phy_saved_data);
+	if (ret_val)
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Disabled the PHY transmitter */
 	hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, 0x2F5B, 0x0003);
@@ -1156,12 +1158,18 @@
 		u16 fused, fine, coarse;
 
 		/* Move to analog registers page */
-		hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, IGP01E1000_ANALOG_SPARE_FUSE_STATUS,
+		ret_val = hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw,
+				     IGP01E1000_ANALOG_SPARE_FUSE_STATUS,
 				     &fused);
+		if (ret_val)
+			goto out;
 
 		if (!(fused & IGP01E1000_ANALOG_SPARE_FUSE_ENABLED)) {
-			hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, IGP01E1000_ANALOG_FUSE_STATUS,
+			ret_val = hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw,
+					     IGP01E1000_ANALOG_FUSE_STATUS,
 					     &fused);
+			if (ret_val)
+				goto out;
 
 			fine = fused & IGP01E1000_ANALOG_FUSE_FINE_MASK;
 			coarse = fused & IGP01E1000_ANALOG_FUSE_COARSE_MASK;