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-rw-r--r--net/core/rtnetlink.c5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 78c85985cb30..455e35aefbc2 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1319,10 +1319,11 @@ replay:
err = ops->newlink(net, dev, tb, data);
else
err = register_netdevice(dev);
- if (err < 0 && !IS_ERR(dev)) {
+
+ if (err < 0 && !IS_ERR(dev))
free_netdev(dev);
+ if (err < 0)
goto out;
- }
err = rtnl_configure_link(dev, ifm);
if (err < 0)