diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index 561baed7ba01..2e5dea866b6f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -1328,11 +1328,8 @@ made_compressed_probe:
 		goto alloc_fail;
 
 	minor = acm_alloc_minor(acm);
-	if (minor < 0) {
-		dev_err(&intf->dev, "no more free acm devices\n");
-		kfree(acm);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
+	if (minor < 0)
+		goto alloc_fail1;
 
 	ctrlsize = usb_endpoint_maxp(epctrl);
 	readsize = usb_endpoint_maxp(epread) *
@@ -1523,6 +1520,7 @@ alloc_fail4:
 	usb_free_coherent(usb_dev, ctrlsize, acm->ctrl_buffer, acm->ctrl_dma);
 alloc_fail2:
 	acm_release_minor(acm);
+alloc_fail1:
 	kfree(acm);
 alloc_fail:
 	return rv;