diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/rt2x00/602-01-wifi-rt2x00-Add-support-for-loading-EEPROM-from-user.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/rt2x00/602-01-wifi-rt2x00-Add-support-for-loading-EEPROM-from-user.patch
index b6b1e0da96..f3c8ddd4f6 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/rt2x00/602-01-wifi-rt2x00-Add-support-for-loading-EEPROM-from-user.patch
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/rt2x00/602-01-wifi-rt2x00-Add-support-for-loading-EEPROM-from-user.patch
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
 +	}
 +
 +	if (!ee_name)
-+		return 0;
++		return -ENOENT;
 +
 +	rt2x00_info(rt2x00dev, "Loading EEPROM data from '%s'.\n", ee_name);
 +