diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
index affe66ef8f..29d04119b8 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
@@ -856,10 +856,8 @@ int google_chromeec_cbi_get_fw_config(uint64_t *fw_config)
 	if (CONFIG(EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_INCLUDE_SSFC_IN_FW_CONFIG)) {
 		uint32_t ssfc;
 
-		if (google_chromeec_cbi_get_ssfc(&ssfc))
-			return -1;
-
-		*fw_config |= (uint64_t)ssfc << 32;
+		if (!google_chromeec_cbi_get_ssfc(&ssfc))
+			*fw_config |= (uint64_t)ssfc << 32;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }