1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
index d08c7a43dcd1..89b265aea151 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
@@ -221,8 +221,10 @@ int ieee802154_add_iface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
         if (info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEV_TYPE]) {
                 type = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEV_TYPE]);
-                if (type >= __IEEE802154_DEV_MAX)
-                        return -EINVAL;
+                if (type >= __IEEE802154_DEV_MAX) {
+                        rc = -EINVAL;
+                        goto nla_put_failure;
+                }
         }
 
         dev = phy->add_iface(phy, devname, type);