diff --git a/drivers/net/3c523.c b/drivers/net/3c523.c
index 8f6b2fa..1247a25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/3c523.c
+++ b/drivers/net/3c523.c
@@ -572,6 +572,10 @@
         dev->flags&=~IFF_MULTICAST;     /* Multicast doesn't work */
 #endif
 
+	retval = register_netdev(dev);
+	if (retval)
+		goto err_out;
+
 	return 0;
 err_out:
 	mca_set_adapter_procfn(slot, NULL, NULL);
@@ -600,12 +604,7 @@
 	err = do_elmc_probe(dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
-	err = register_netdev(dev);
-	if (err)
-		goto out1;
 	return dev;
-out1:
-	cleanup_card(dev);
 out:
 	free_netdev(dev);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -1288,12 +1287,9 @@
 		dev->irq=irq[this_dev];
 		dev->base_addr=io[this_dev];
 		if (do_elmc_probe(dev) == 0) {
-			if (register_netdev(dev) == 0) {
-				dev_elmc[this_dev] = dev;
-				found++;
-				continue;
-			}
-			cleanup_card(dev);
+			dev_elmc[this_dev] = dev;
+			found++;
+			continue;
 		}
 		free_netdev(dev);
 		if (io[this_dev]==0)