diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
index 95eb05abc44ac61623e1860516386c45a766c5ce..8de49fe57233504ffdbf62cf310a9c34c22b286e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
@@ -1053,8 +1053,9 @@ static void orinoco_join_ap(struct net_device *dev)
 		u16 channel;
 	} __attribute__ ((packed)) req;
 	const int atom_len = offsetof(struct prism2_scan_apinfo, atim);
-	struct prism2_scan_apinfo *atom;
+	struct prism2_scan_apinfo *atom = NULL;
 	int offset = 4;
+	int found = 0;
 	u8 *buf;
 	u16 len;
 
@@ -1089,15 +1090,18 @@ static void orinoco_join_ap(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * we were requested to join */
 	for (; offset + atom_len <= len; offset += atom_len) {
 		atom = (struct prism2_scan_apinfo *) (buf + offset);
-		if (memcmp(&atom->bssid, priv->desired_bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
-			goto found;
+		if (memcmp(&atom->bssid, priv->desired_bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
-	DEBUG(1, "%s: Requested AP not found in scan results\n",
-	      dev->name);
-	goto out;
+	if (! found) {
+		DEBUG(1, "%s: Requested AP not found in scan results\n",
+		      dev->name);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
- found:
 	memcpy(req.bssid, priv->desired_bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 	req.channel = atom->channel;	/* both are little-endian */
 	err = HERMES_WRITE_RECORD(hw, USER_BAP, HERMES_RID_CNFJOINREQUEST,