diff --git a/drivers/net/starfire.c b/drivers/net/starfire.c
index efdb179ecc8c9cffa49be61b8b8ec2a88cf449b3..38b2b0a3ce96fa900cb8891c67c6f7e39411687d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/starfire.c
+++ b/drivers/net/starfire.c
@@ -1091,8 +1091,10 @@ static int netdev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		rx_ring_size = sizeof(struct starfire_rx_desc) * RX_RING_SIZE;
 		np->queue_mem_size = tx_done_q_size + rx_done_q_size + tx_ring_size + rx_ring_size;
 		np->queue_mem = pci_alloc_consistent(np->pci_dev, np->queue_mem_size, &np->queue_mem_dma);
-		if (np->queue_mem == 0)
+		if (np->queue_mem == NULL) {
+			free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 
 		np->tx_done_q     = np->queue_mem;
 		np->tx_done_q_dma = np->queue_mem_dma;