1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ns83820.c b/drivers/net/ns83820.c
index 84134c766f3a..a41b2cf4d917 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ns83820.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ns83820.c
@@ -1988,12 +1988,11 @@ static int __devinit ns83820_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
         }
 
         ndev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct ns83820));
-        dev = PRIV(ndev);
-
         err = -ENOMEM;
-        if (!dev)
+        if (!ndev)
                 goto out;
 
+        dev = PRIV(ndev);
         dev->ndev = ndev;
 
         spin_lock_init(&dev->rx_info.lock);