diff --git a/net/bridge/br_mrp.c b/net/bridge/br_mrp.c
index fc0a98874bfc..faa4ccb20f0a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_mrp.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_mrp.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ int br_mrp_set_ring_role(struct net_bridge *br,
 			 struct br_mrp_ring_role *role)
 {
 	struct br_mrp *mrp = br_mrp_find_id(br, role->ring_id);
-	int err;
+	enum br_mrp_hw_support support;
 
 	if (!mrp)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -644,9 +644,9 @@ int br_mrp_set_ring_role(struct net_bridge *br,
 	mrp->ring_role = role->ring_role;
 
 	/* If there is an error just bailed out */
-	err = br_mrp_switchdev_set_ring_role(br, mrp, role->ring_role);
-	if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
-		return err;
+	support = br_mrp_switchdev_set_ring_role(br, mrp, role->ring_role);
+	if (support == BR_MRP_NONE)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/* Now detect if the HW actually applied the role or not. If the HW
 	 * applied the role it means that the SW will not to do those operations
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ int br_mrp_set_ring_role(struct net_bridge *br,
 	 * SW when ring is open, but if the is not pushed to the HW the SW will
 	 * need to detect when the ring is open
 	 */
-	mrp->ring_role_offloaded = err == -EOPNOTSUPP ? 0 : 1;
+	mrp->ring_role_offloaded = support == BR_MRP_SW ? 0 : 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ int br_mrp_start_test(struct net_bridge *br,
 		      struct br_mrp_start_test *test)
 {
 	struct br_mrp *mrp = br_mrp_find_id(br, test->ring_id);
+	enum br_mrp_hw_support support;
 
 	if (!mrp)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -674,9 +675,13 @@ int br_mrp_start_test(struct net_bridge *br,
 	/* Try to push it to the HW and if it fails then continue with SW
 	 * implementation and if that also fails then return error.
 	 */
-	if (!br_mrp_switchdev_send_ring_test(br, mrp, test->interval,
-					     test->max_miss, test->period,
-					     test->monitor))
+	support = br_mrp_switchdev_send_ring_test(br, mrp, test->interval,
+						  test->max_miss, test->period,
+						  test->monitor);
+	if (support == BR_MRP_NONE)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (support == BR_MRP_HW)
 		return 0;
 
 	mrp->test_interval = test->interval;
@@ -718,8 +723,8 @@ int br_mrp_set_in_state(struct net_bridge *br, struct br_mrp_in_state *state)
 int br_mrp_set_in_role(struct net_bridge *br, struct br_mrp_in_role *role)
 {
 	struct br_mrp *mrp = br_mrp_find_id(br, role->ring_id);
+	enum br_mrp_hw_support support;
 	struct net_bridge_port *p;
-	int err;
 
 	if (!mrp)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -777,10 +782,10 @@ int br_mrp_set_in_role(struct net_bridge *br, struct br_mrp_in_role *role)
 	mrp->in_id = role->in_id;
 
 	/* If there is an error just bailed out */
-	err = br_mrp_switchdev_set_in_role(br, mrp, role->in_id,
-					   role->ring_id, role->in_role);
-	if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
-		return err;
+	support = br_mrp_switchdev_set_in_role(br, mrp, role->in_id,
+					       role->ring_id, role->in_role);
+	if (support == BR_MRP_NONE)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/* Now detect if the HW actually applied the role or not. If the HW
 	 * applied the role it means that the SW will not to do those operations
@@ -788,7 +793,7 @@ int br_mrp_set_in_role(struct net_bridge *br, struct br_mrp_in_role *role)
 	 * SW when interconnect ring is open, but if the is not pushed to the HW
 	 * the SW will need to detect when the interconnect ring is open.
 	 */
-	mrp->in_role_offloaded = err == -EOPNOTSUPP ? 0 : 1;
+	mrp->in_role_offloaded = support == BR_MRP_SW ? 0 : 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -801,6 +806,7 @@ int br_mrp_start_in_test(struct net_bridge *br,
 			 struct br_mrp_start_in_test *in_test)
 {
 	struct br_mrp *mrp = br_mrp_find_in_id(br, in_test->in_id);
+	enum br_mrp_hw_support support;
 
 	if (!mrp)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -811,8 +817,13 @@ int br_mrp_start_in_test(struct net_bridge *br,
 	/* Try to push it to the HW and if it fails then continue with SW
 	 * implementation and if that also fails then return error.
 	 */
-	if (!br_mrp_switchdev_send_in_test(br, mrp, in_test->interval,
-					   in_test->max_miss, in_test->period))
+	support =  br_mrp_switchdev_send_in_test(br, mrp, in_test->interval,
+						 in_test->max_miss,
+						 in_test->period);
+	if (support == BR_MRP_NONE)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (support == BR_MRP_HW)
 		return 0;
 
 	mrp->in_test_interval = in_test->interval;
