diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index e88397b..99e1da3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -1032,8 +1032,10 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	drv = kzalloc(sizeof(*drv), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!drv)
-		return NULL;
+	if (!drv) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
 
 	drv->trans = trans;
 	drv->dev = trans->dev;
@@ -1078,7 +1080,7 @@
 err_free_drv:
 #endif
 	kfree(drv);
-
+err:
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }