mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
        hwrm_err = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &install, sizeof(install),
                                      INSTALL_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
-       if (hwrm_err)
-               goto flash_pkg_exit;
-
-       if (resp->error_code) {
+       if (hwrm_err) {
                u8 error_code = ((struct hwrm_err_output *)resp)->cmd_err;
 
-               if (error_code == NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_CMD_ERR_CODE_FRAG_ERR) {
+               if (resp->error_code && error_code ==
+                   NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_CMD_ERR_CODE_FRAG_ERR) {
                        install.flags |= cpu_to_le16(
                               NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_REQ_FLAGS_ALLOWED_TO_DEFRAG);
                        hwrm_err = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &install,
                                                      sizeof(install),
                                                      INSTALL_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
-                       if (hwrm_err)
-                               goto flash_pkg_exit;
                }
+               if (hwrm_err)
+                       goto flash_pkg_exit;
        }
 
        if (resp->result) {