diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index ee4c61f85a07..50dcd3ecb685 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
 		} else {
 			AutoloadFail = false;
 		}
-		if (((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
+		if ((!AutoloadFail) ||
+		    ((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
 		     (mac[2] == 0xff) && (mac[3] == 0xff) &&
 		     (mac[4] == 0xff) && (mac[5] == 0xff)) ||
 		    ((mac[0] == 0x00) && (mac[1] == 0x00) &&
 		     (mac[2] == 0x00) && (mac[3] == 0x00) &&
-		     (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00)) ||
-		     (!AutoloadFail)) {
+		     (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00))) {
 			mac[0] = 0x00;
 			mac[1] = 0xe0;
 			mac[2] = 0x4c;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
index e64845e6adf3..af9966d03979 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ static u8 usb_read8(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	__le32 data;
+	int status;
+	__le32 data = 0;
 	struct intf_priv *intfpriv = intfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ static u8 usb_read8(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	index = 0;
 	wvalue = (u16)(addr & 0x0000ffff);
 	len = 1;
-	r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index, &data, len,
-				requesttype);
+	status = r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index,
+					 &data, len, requesttype);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return 0;
 	return (u8)(le32_to_cpu(data) & 0x0ff);
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +52,8 @@ static u16 usb_read16(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	__le32 data;
+	int status;
+	__le32 data = 0;
 	struct intf_priv *intfpriv = intfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -57,8 +61,10 @@ static u16 usb_read16(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	index = 0;
 	wvalue = (u16)(addr & 0x0000ffff);
 	len = 2;
-	r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index, &data, len,
-				requesttype);
+	status = r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index,
+					 &data, len, requesttype);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return 0;
 	return (u16)(le32_to_cpu(data) & 0xffff);
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +75,8 @@ static u32 usb_read32(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	__le32 data;
+	int status;
+	__le32 data = 0;
 	struct intf_priv *intfpriv = intfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -77,8 +84,10 @@ static u32 usb_read32(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	index = 0;
 	wvalue = (u16)(addr & 0x0000ffff);
 	len = 4;
-	r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index, &data, len,
-				requesttype);
+	status = r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index,
+					 &data, len, requesttype);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return 0;
 	return le32_to_cpu(data);
 }