1 files changed, 8 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/net/irda/irda_device.c b/net/irda/irda_device.c
index e717801b38f9..7b5def1ea633 100644
--- a/net/irda/irda_device.c
+++ b/net/irda/irda_device.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_irdadev);
 dongle_t *irda_device_dongle_init(struct net_device *dev, int type)
 {
         struct dongle_reg *reg;
-        dongle_t *dongle = NULL;
+        dongle_t *dongle = kzalloc(sizeof(dongle_t), GFP_KERNEL);
 
         might_sleep();
 
@@ -397,19 +397,14 @@ dongle_t *irda_device_dongle_init(struct net_device *dev, int type)
         if (!reg || !try_module_get(reg->owner) ) {
                 IRDA_ERROR("IrDA: Unable to find requested dongle type %x\n",
                            type);
-                goto out;
+                kfree(dongle);
+                dongle = NULL;
+        }
+        if (dongle) {
+                /* Bind the registration info to this particular instance */
+                dongle->issue = reg;
+                dongle->dev = dev;
         }
-
-        /* Allocate dongle info for this instance */
-        dongle = kzalloc(sizeof(dongle_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!dongle)
-                goto out;
-
-        /* Bind the registration info to this particular instance */
-        dongle->issue = reg;
-        dongle->dev = dev;
-
- out:
         spin_unlock(&dongles->hb_spinlock);
         return dongle;
 }