1 files changed, 10 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/eepro.c b/drivers/net/eepro.c
index cd2475683027..dcb3028bb60f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/eepro.c
+++ b/drivers/net/eepro.c
@@ -600,12 +600,7 @@ struct net_device * __init eepro_probe(int unit)
         err = do_eepro_probe(dev);
         if (err)
                 goto out;
-        err = register_netdev(dev);
-        if (err)
-                goto out1;
         return dev;
-out1:
-        release_region(dev->base_addr, EEPRO_IO_EXTENT);
 out:
         free_netdev(dev);
         return ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -758,6 +753,7 @@ static int __init eepro_probe1(struct net_device *dev, int autoprobe)
         int i;
         struct eepro_local *lp;
         int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
+        int err;
 
         /* Grab the region so we can find another board if autoIRQ fails. */
         if (!request_region(ioaddr, EEPRO_IO_EXTENT, DRV_NAME)) { 
@@ -873,10 +869,16 @@ static int __init eepro_probe1(struct net_device *dev, int autoprobe)
 
         /* reset 82595 */
         eepro_reset(ioaddr);
+
+        err = register_netdev(dev);
+        if (err)
+                goto err;
         return 0;
 exit:
+        err = -ENODEV;
+err:
         release_region(dev->base_addr, EEPRO_IO_EXTENT);
-        return -ENODEV;
+        return err;
 }
 
 /* Open/initialize the board.  This is called (in the current kernel)
@@ -1834,11 +1836,8 @@ init_module(void)
                 dev->irq = irq[i];
 
                 if (do_eepro_probe(dev) == 0) {
-                        if (register_netdev(dev) == 0) {
-                                dev_eepro[n_eepro++] = dev;
-                                continue;
-                        }
-                        release_region(dev->base_addr, EEPRO_IO_EXTENT);
+                        dev_eepro[n_eepro++] = dev;
+                        continue;
                 }
                 free_netdev(dev);
                 break;