diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c
index 14374a856d3091a9489e92669c7d93e3e797a115..6127697ede120707fdc92f8d50cc9355487664f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c
@@ -914,10 +914,8 @@ static int hip04_mac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	ret = register_netdev(ndev);
-	if (ret) {
-		free_netdev(ndev);
+	if (ret)
 		goto alloc_fail;
-	}
 
 	return 0;