diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
index 85de9a646f0e07a99641ef1f75836b30b1092eb7..9591ee70f7368f63cb758daaa73dc8353c80ef52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
@@ -10663,6 +10663,7 @@ static int ipw_up(struct ipw_priv *priv)
 		if (priv->cmdlog == NULL) {
 			IPW_ERROR("Error allocating %d command log entries.\n",
 				  cmdlog);
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		} else {
 			memset(priv->cmdlog, 0, sizeof(*priv->cmdlog) * cmdlog);
 			priv->cmdlog_len = cmdlog;