diff --git a/sys/dev/mii/e1000phy.c b/sys/dev/mii/e1000phy.c
index 5b2247edac1..e9ac4bb1185 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mii/e1000phy.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mii/e1000phy.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ done:
 		if (sc->mii_ticks++ == 0)
 			break;
 		if (sc->mii_ticks <= sc->mii_anegticks)
-			return (0);
+			break;
 
 		sc->mii_ticks = 0;
 		e1000phy_reset(sc);