diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 8b463a9c5e44..b8ad038dd36b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -5527,6 +5527,8 @@ static int r8153_pre_firmware_1(struct r8152 *tp)
 	for (i = 0; i < 104; i++) {
 		u32 ocp_data = ocp_read_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, USB_WDT1_CTRL);
 
+		if (test_bit(RTL8152_INACCESSIBLE, &tp->flags))
+			return -ENODEV;
 		if (!(ocp_data & WTD1_EN))
 			break;
 		usleep_range(1000, 2000);