diff --git a/net/vhost-vdpa.c b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
index 7c67063469..116a06cc45 100644
--- a/net/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -814,14 +814,24 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(VhostVDPAState *s,
         .iov_base = &on,
         .iov_len = sizeof(on),
     };
-    return vhost_vdpa_net_load_cmd(s, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX,
-                                   cmd, &data, 1);
+    ssize_t dev_written;
+
+    dev_written = vhost_vdpa_net_load_cmd(s, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX,
+                                          cmd, &data, 1);
+    if (unlikely(dev_written < 0)) {
+        return dev_written;
+    }
+    if (*s->status != VIRTIO_NET_OK) {
+        return -EIO;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx(VhostVDPAState *s,
                                   const VirtIONet *n)
 {
-    ssize_t dev_written;
+    ssize_t r;
 
     if (!virtio_vdev_has_feature(&n->parent_obj, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX)) {
         return 0;
@@ -846,13 +856,9 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx(VhostVDPAState *s,
      * configuration only at live migration.
      */
     if (!n->mac_table.uni_overflow && !n->promisc) {
-        dev_written = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s,
-                                            VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_PROMISC, 0);
-        if (unlikely(dev_written < 0)) {
-            return dev_written;
-        }
-        if (*s->status != VIRTIO_NET_OK) {
-            return -EIO;
+        r = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_PROMISC, 0);
+        if (unlikely(r < 0)) {
+            return r;
         }
     }
 
@@ -874,13 +880,9 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx(VhostVDPAState *s,
      * configuration only at live migration.
      */
     if (n->mac_table.multi_overflow || n->allmulti) {
-        dev_written = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s,
-                                            VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_ALLMULTI, 1);
-        if (unlikely(dev_written < 0)) {
-            return dev_written;
-        }
-        if (*s->status != VIRTIO_NET_OK) {
-            return -EIO;
+        r = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_ALLMULTI, 1);
+        if (unlikely(r < 0)) {
+            return r;
         }
     }
 
@@ -899,13 +901,9 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx(VhostVDPAState *s,
      * configuration only at live migration.
      */
     if (n->alluni) {
-        dev_written = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s,
-                                            VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_ALLUNI, 1);
-        if (dev_written < 0) {
-            return dev_written;
-        }
-        if (*s->status != VIRTIO_NET_OK) {
-            return -EIO;
+        r = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_ALLUNI, 1);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            return r;
         }
     }
 
@@ -920,13 +918,9 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx(VhostVDPAState *s,
      * configuration only at live migration.
      */
     if (n->nomulti) {
-        dev_written = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s,
-                                            VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_NOMULTI, 1);
-        if (dev_written < 0) {
-            return dev_written;
-        }
-        if (*s->status != VIRTIO_NET_OK) {
-            return -EIO;
+        r = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_NOMULTI, 1);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            return r;
         }
     }
 
@@ -941,13 +935,9 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx(VhostVDPAState *s,
      * configuration only at live migration.
      */
     if (n->nouni) {
-        dev_written = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s,
-                                            VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_NOUNI, 1);
-        if (dev_written < 0) {
-            return dev_written;
-        }
-        if (*s->status != VIRTIO_NET_OK) {
-            return -EIO;
+        r = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_NOUNI, 1);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            return r;
         }
     }
 
@@ -962,13 +952,9 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx(VhostVDPAState *s,
      * configuration only at live migration.
      */
     if (n->nobcast) {
-        dev_written = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s,
-                                            VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_NOBCAST, 1);
-        if (dev_written < 0) {
-            return dev_written;
-        }
-        if (*s->status != VIRTIO_NET_OK) {
-            return -EIO;
+        r = vhost_vdpa_net_load_rx_mode(s, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_RX_NOBCAST, 1);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            return r;
         }
     }
 
