1 files changed, 1 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 92fa3e1ea65c..4f9748457f5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -907,7 +907,6 @@ static int vrf_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
                        struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
 {
         struct net_vrf *vrf = netdev_priv(dev);
-        int err;
 
         if (!data || !data[IFLA_VRF_TABLE])
                 return -EINVAL;
@@ -916,15 +915,7 @@ static int vrf_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 
         dev->priv_flags |= IFF_L3MDEV_MASTER;
 
-        err = register_netdevice(dev);
-        if (err < 0)
-                goto out_fail;
-
-        return 0;
-
-out_fail:
-        free_netdev(dev);
-        return err;
+        return register_netdevice(dev);
 }
 
 static size_t vrf_nl_getsize(const struct net_device *dev)