diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c index 358ac86013338..b5a1b65c087ca 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c @@ -235,11 +235,10 @@ struct net_device *wilc_wfi_init_mon_interface(struct wilc *wl, if (register_netdevice(wl->monitor_dev)) { netdev_err(real_dev, "register_netdevice failed\n"); + free_netdev(wl->monitor_dev); return NULL; } priv = netdev_priv(wl->monitor_dev); - if (!priv) - return NULL; priv->real_ndev = real_dev;