diff --git a/drivers/net/jazzsonic.c b/drivers/net/jazzsonic.c
index 3e6aaf9e5ce7c4060b1bc042cf4d46608549297a..949c1f9336445685998a891905924973c3eb7ef1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/jazzsonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/jazzsonic.c
@@ -82,11 +82,20 @@ static unsigned short known_revisions[] =
 
 static int jazzsonic_open(struct net_device* dev)
 {
-	if (request_irq(dev->irq, sonic_interrupt, IRQF_DISABLED, "sonic", dev)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: unable to get IRQ %d.\n", dev->name, dev->irq);
-		return -EAGAIN;
+	int retval;
+
+	retval = request_irq(dev->irq, sonic_interrupt, IRQF_DISABLED,
+				"sonic", dev);
+	if (retval) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: unable to get IRQ %d.\n",
+				dev->name, dev->irq);
+		return retval;
 	}
-	return sonic_open(dev);
+
+	retval = sonic_open(dev);
+	if (retval)
+		free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 static int jazzsonic_close(struct net_device* dev)