diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c b/drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c
index 38bf7cf2256d04f7c15dd655be706e3c3b779c94..c412e80261737b6cc34b3ce986879f139cd0dd54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c
@@ -232,8 +232,11 @@ static int sa1100_irda_startup(struct sa1100_irda *si)
 	/*
 	 * Ensure that the ports for this device are setup correctly.
 	 */
-	if (si->pdata->startup)
-		si->pdata->startup(si->dev);
+	if (si->pdata->startup)	{
+		ret = si->pdata->startup(si->dev);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Configure PPC for IRDA - we want to drive TXD2 low.