3 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
index c5dc1b3be230..474f4e419d20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
@@ -948,10 +948,9 @@ static s32 e1000_init_hw_82571(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 
         /* Initialize identification LED */
         ret_val = e1000e_id_led_init(hw);
-        if (ret_val) {
+        if (ret_val)
                 e_dbg("Error initializing identification LED\n");
-                return ret_val;
-        }
+                /* This is not fatal and we should not stop init due to this */
 
         /* Disabling VLAN filtering */
         e_dbg("Initializing the IEEE VLAN\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/es2lan.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/es2lan.c
index 8a089569c6e1..6ba1228836e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/es2lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/es2lan.c
@@ -803,10 +803,9 @@ static s32 e1000_init_hw_80003es2lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 
         /* Initialize identification LED */
         ret_val = e1000e_id_led_init(hw);
-        if (ret_val) {
+        if (ret_val)
                 e_dbg("Error initializing identification LED\n");
-                return ret_val;
-        }
+                /* This is not fatal and we should not stop init due to this */
 
         /* Disabling VLAN filtering */
         e_dbg("Initializing the IEEE VLAN\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index 2c1d08e04436..fe6dc3de9ac7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -2722,10 +2722,9 @@ static s32 e1000_init_hw_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 
         /* Initialize identification LED */
         ret_val = mac->ops.id_led_init(hw);
-        if (ret_val) {
+        if (ret_val)
                 e_dbg("Error initializing identification LED\n");
-                return ret_val;
-        }
+                /* This is not fatal and we should not stop init due to this */
 
         /* Setup the receive address. */
         e1000e_init_rx_addrs(hw, mac->rar_entry_count);