diff --git a/net/irda/af_irda.c b/net/irda/af_irda.c
index c9890e25cd4c9681b14f838976a97ed4db560ac7..cc616974a447d582a66c837a09c8c95b1fb8900a 100644
--- a/net/irda/af_irda.c
+++ b/net/irda/af_irda.c
@@ -1297,8 +1297,7 @@ static int irda_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	/* Note : socket.c set MSG_EOR on SEQPACKET sockets */
 	if (msg->msg_flags & ~(MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_EOR | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT |
 			       MSG_NOSIGNAL)) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	lock_sock(sk);