1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
index 27364b7572fc..c41fea9253e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ static void *nixge_get_nvmem_address(struct device *dev)
 
         cell = nvmem_cell_get(dev, "address");
         if (IS_ERR(cell))
-                return cell;
+                return NULL;
 
         mac = nvmem_cell_read(cell, &cell_size);
         nvmem_cell_put(cell);
@@ -1202,10 +1202,12 @@ static int nixge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
         ndev->max_mtu = NIXGE_JUMBO_MTU;
 
         mac_addr = nixge_get_nvmem_address(&pdev->dev);
-        if (mac_addr && is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr))
+        if (mac_addr && is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr)) {
                 ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, mac_addr);
-        else
+                kfree(mac_addr);
+        } else {
                 eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
+        }
 
         priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
         priv->ndev = ndev;