1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index f52931e1c16e..8e8afb6141f9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -2695,15 +2695,13 @@ static __devinit void default_find_bmc(void)
         for (i = 0; ; i++) {
                 if (!ipmi_defaults[i].port)
                         break;
-
-                info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
-                if (!info)
-                        return;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_MERGE
                 if (check_legacy_ioport(ipmi_defaults[i].port))
                         continue;
 #endif
+                info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
+                if (!info)
+                        return;
 
                 info->addr_source = NULL;