diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index fc466531260..f285f441fab 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -217,8 +217,10 @@ firmware_data_read(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 		ret_count = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (offset > fw->size)
-		return 0;
+	if (offset > fw->size) {
+		ret_count = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	if (count > fw->size - offset)
 		count = fw->size - offset;