diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/601-of_net-add-mac-address-ascii-support.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/601-of_net-add-mac-address-ascii-support.patch
index 94a53ab35..b91d904b6 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/601-of_net-add-mac-address-ascii-support.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/601-of_net-add-mac-address-ascii-support.patch
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Submitted-by: Yousong Zhou <yszhou4tech@gmail.com>
 +
 +	mac = nvmem_cell_read(cell, &len);
 +	if (IS_ERR(mac))
-+		return PTR_ERR(mac);
++		return mac;
 +	if (len != ETH_ALEN) {
 +		kfree(mac);
 +		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Submitted-by: Yousong Zhou <yszhou4tech@gmail.com>
 +
 +	mac_ascii = nvmem_cell_read(cell, &len);
 +	if (IS_ERR(mac_ascii))
-+		return PTR_ERR(mac_ascii);
++		return mac_ascii;
 +	if (len != ETH_ALEN*2+5) {
 +		kfree(mac_ascii);
 +		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);