diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 05bc6d9..f7e6c2c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
 	__be16 orig_sport, orig_dport;
 	struct rtable *rt;
 	__be32 daddr, nexthop;
-	int tmp;
 	int err;
 
 	if (addr_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr_in))
@@ -170,14 +169,15 @@
 
 	orig_sport = inet->inet_sport;
 	orig_dport = usin->sin_port;
-	tmp = ip_route_connect(&rt, nexthop, inet->inet_saddr,
-			       RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk), sk->sk_bound_dev_if,
-			       IPPROTO_TCP,
-			       orig_sport, orig_dport, sk, true);
-	if (tmp < 0) {
-		if (tmp == -ENETUNREACH)
+	rt = ip_route_connect(nexthop, inet->inet_saddr,
+			      RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk), sk->sk_bound_dev_if,
+			      IPPROTO_TCP,
+			      orig_sport, orig_dport, sk, true);
+	if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(rt);
+		if (err == -ENETUNREACH)
 			IP_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTNOROUTES);
-		return tmp;
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	if (rt->rt_flags & (RTCF_MULTICAST | RTCF_BROADCAST)) {
@@ -236,12 +236,14 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto failure;
 
-	err = ip_route_newports(&rt, IPPROTO_TCP,
-				orig_sport, orig_dport,
-				inet->inet_sport, inet->inet_dport, sk);
-	if (err)
+	rt = ip_route_newports(rt, IPPROTO_TCP,
+			       orig_sport, orig_dport,
+			       inet->inet_sport, inet->inet_dport, sk);
+	if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(rt);
+		rt = NULL;
 		goto failure;
-
+	}
 	/* OK, now commit destination to socket.  */
 	sk->sk_gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV4;
 	sk_setup_caps(sk, &rt->dst);