diff --git a/drivers/pci/vpd.c b/drivers/pci/vpd.c
index 602d30220ec4..a85c8b51703a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/vpd.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/vpd.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static size_t pci_vpd_size(struct pci_dev *dev, size_t old_size)
 			if (pci_read_vpd(dev, off + 1, 2, &header[1]) != 2) {
 				pci_warn(dev, "failed VPD read at offset %zu\n",
 					 off + 1);
-				return 0;
+				return off;
 			}
 			size = pci_vpd_lrdt_size(header);
 			if (off + size > PCI_VPD_MAX_SIZE)
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ static size_t pci_vpd_size(struct pci_dev *dev, size_t old_size)
 				return off;
 		}
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return off;
 
 error:
 	pci_info(dev, "invalid VPD tag %#04x (size %zu) at offset %zu%s\n",
 		 header[0], size, off, off == 0 ?
 		 "; assume missing optional EEPROM" : "");
-	return 0;
+	return off;
 }
 
 /*