diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ioc3_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ioc3_serial.c
index abd7ea2..27b5fef 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ioc3_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ioc3_serial.c
@@ -2137,7 +2137,8 @@
 
 	/* register port with the serial core */
 
-	if ((ret = ioc3_serial_core_attach(is, idd)))
+	ret = ioc3_serial_core_attach(is, idd);
+	if (ret)
 		goto out4;
 
 	Num_of_ioc3_cards++;