diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/seeq8005.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/seeq8005.c
index 698edbbfc1496d8d58aa9d869771f14563d8c241..d6e50de711861fb7357f1b29df8ce99a55d72fdb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/seeq8005.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/seeq8005.c
@@ -736,9 +736,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(irq, "SEEQ 8005 IRQ number");
 int __init init_module(void)
 {
 	dev_seeq = seeq8005_probe(-1);
-	if (IS_ERR(dev_seeq))
-		return PTR_ERR(dev_seeq);
-	return 0;
+	return PTR_RET(dev_seeq);
 }
 
 void __exit cleanup_module(void)