diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c
index 1803afe..c8b621e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
  *
  * The FC EOF is converted to the value understood by HW for descriptor
  * programming. Never call this w/o calling i40e_fcoe_eof_is_supported()
- * first.
+ * first and that already checks for all supported valid eof values.
  **/
 static inline u32 i40e_fcoe_ctxt_eof(u8 eof)
 {
@@ -132,9 +132,12 @@
 	case FC_EOF_A:
 		return I40E_TX_DESC_CMD_L4T_EOFT_EOF_A;
 	default:
-		/* FIXME: still returns 0 */
-		pr_err("Unrecognized EOF %x\n", eof);
-		return 0;
+		/* Supported valid eof shall be already checked by
+		 * calling i40e_fcoe_eof_is_supported() first,
+		 * therefore this default case shall never hit.
+		 */
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 }