diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/maintidi.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/maintidi.c
index 23960cb6eaab311bd834bd37558930509301c9ce..41c26e7564528c9d88b3eb59b74f260120378701 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/maintidi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/maintidi.c
@@ -959,8 +959,9 @@ static int process_idi_event (diva_strace_context_t* pLib,
 	}
 	if (!strncmp("State\\Layer2 No1", path, pVar->path_length)) {
 		char* tmp = &pLib->lines[0].pInterface->Layer2[0];
-    dword l2_state;
-    diva_strace_read_uint (pVar, &l2_state);
+		dword l2_state;
+		if (diva_strace_read_uint(pVar, &l2_state))
+			return -1;
 
 		switch (l2_state) {
 			case 0: