diff --git a/board/freescale/titanium/titanium.c b/board/freescale/titanium/titanium.c
index 6025eb7315..9a317bc137 100644
--- a/board/freescale/titanium/titanium.c
+++ b/board/freescale/titanium/titanium.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 	if (ret)
 		printf("FEC MXC: %s:failed\n", __func__);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int board_early_init_f(void)