diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
index e3d47bcf4cabd0be1d7eb22cba90f74d5aebba49..82d4bf6a86a5b8366552add6e9072843695906f1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ struct net_device *alloc_ieee80211(int sizeof_priv)
 	if (ieee->pHTInfo == NULL)
 	{
 		IEEE80211_DEBUG(IEEE80211_DL_ERR, "can't alloc memory for HTInfo\n");
-		return NULL;
+		goto failed;
 	}
 	HTUpdateDefaultSetting(ieee);
 	HTInitializeHTInfo(ieee); //may move to other place.