1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/rx.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/rx.c
index 66f968a24d49..0004c686ac68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/rx.c
@@ -300,17 +300,16 @@ void i2400m_rx_ctl_ack(struct i2400m *i2400m,
                 d_printf(1, dev, "Huh? waiter for command reply cancelled\n");
                 goto error_waiter_cancelled;
         }
-        if (ack_skb == NULL) {
+        if (IS_ERR(ack_skb))
                 dev_err(dev, "CMD/GET/SET ack: cannot allocate SKB\n");
-                i2400m->ack_skb = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-        } else
-                i2400m->ack_skb = ack_skb;
+        i2400m->ack_skb = ack_skb;
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i2400m->rx_lock, flags);
         complete(&i2400m->msg_completion);
         return;
 
 error_waiter_cancelled:
-        kfree_skb(ack_skb);
+        if (!IS_ERR(ack_skb))
+                kfree_skb(ack_skb);
 error_no_waiter:
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i2400m->rx_lock, flags);
         return;