1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_fw.c b/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_fw.c
index 310596175676..b595d3422b9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_fw.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int softing_load_fw(const char *file, struct softing *card,
         const uint8_t *mem, *end, *dat;
         uint16_t type, len;
         uint32_t addr;
-        uint8_t *buf = NULL;
+        uint8_t *buf = NULL, *new_buf;
         int buflen = 0;
         int8_t type_end = 0;
 
@@ -199,11 +199,12 @@ int softing_load_fw(const char *file, struct softing *card,
                 if (len > buflen) {
                         /* align buflen */
                         buflen = (len + (1024-1)) & ~(1024-1);
-                        buf = krealloc(buf, buflen, GFP_KERNEL);
-                        if (!buf) {
+                        new_buf = krealloc(buf, buflen, GFP_KERNEL);
+                        if (!new_buf) {
                                 ret = -ENOMEM;
                                 goto failed;
                         }
+                        buf = new_buf;
                 }
                 /* verify record data */
                 memcpy_fromio(buf, &dpram[addr + offset], len);