diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/kalmia.c b/drivers/net/usb/kalmia.c
index 5662babf05832e8641da4b6aaa7bce9da4fdbc9c..3e37724d30ae7efa2153f53fab3b21dc6cac5af7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/kalmia.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/kalmia.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ kalmia_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	status = kalmia_init_and_get_ethernet_addr(dev, ethernet_addr);
 
-	if (status < 0) {
+	if (status) {
 		usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
 		usb_driver_release_interface(driver_of(intf), intf);
 		return status;