diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c b/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c
index 30087ca23a0..6e4d4b62c9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c
@@ -459,8 +459,10 @@ static int irtty_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 	/* allocate private device info block */
 	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!priv)
+	if (!priv) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_put;
+	}
 
 	priv->magic = IRTTY_MAGIC;
 	priv->tty = tty;