diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
index 6376b8485976cf454ebf9e8a4939c708f3116bd1..980f2be32f05a1974c13aba7d44f257901ed8cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
@@ -950,9 +950,7 @@ static int yam_siocdevprivate(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, void __
 		ym = memdup_user(data, sizeof(struct yamdrv_ioctl_mcs));
 		if (IS_ERR(ym))
 			return PTR_ERR(ym);
-		if (ym->cmd != SIOCYAMSMCS)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		if (ym->bitrate > YAM_MAXBITRATE) {
+		if (ym->cmd != SIOCYAMSMCS || ym->bitrate > YAM_MAXBITRATE) {
 			kfree(ym);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}