diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c
index c11f32f644db..7db9cbd0f5de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/adf7242.c
@@ -882,7 +882,9 @@ static int adf7242_rx(struct adf7242_local *lp)
 	int ret;
 	u8 lqi, len_u8, *data;
 
-	adf7242_read_reg(lp, 0, &len_u8);
+	ret = adf7242_read_reg(lp, 0, &len_u8);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	len = len_u8;