diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
index 3cf4dc3433f91e6566a26b7cf811b7861cbd7d6a..eb404bb74e18e1cc2d10bc2d5bd7fa627021922a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
@@ -1287,6 +1287,8 @@ static int smsc95xx_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	/* Init all registers */
 	ret = smsc95xx_reset(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_pdata;
 
 	/* detect device revision as different features may be available */
 	ret = smsc95xx_read_reg(dev, ID_REV, &val);
@@ -1317,6 +1319,10 @@ static int smsc95xx_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	schedule_delayed_work(&pdata->carrier_check, CARRIER_CHECK_DELAY);
 
 	return 0;
+
+free_pdata:
+	kfree(pdata);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void smsc95xx_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)