diff --git a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
index 3bca97f55d47c3b6e7b1591d999bed3800efd64f..949772a5a7dc15bd35152c3ada3df912681acfd7 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ struct net_device *alloc_ieee80211(int sizeof_priv)
 	err = ieee80211_networks_allocate(ieee);
 	if (err) {
 		IEEE80211_ERROR("Unable to allocate beacon storage: %d\n", err);
-		goto failed;
+		goto failed_free_netdev;
 	}
 	ieee80211_networks_initialize(ieee);
 
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ struct net_device *alloc_ieee80211(int sizeof_priv)
 
 	return dev;
 
-      failed:
-	if (dev)
-		free_netdev(dev);
+failed_free_netdev:
+	free_netdev(dev);
+failed:
 	return NULL;
 }