diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/sh_irda.c b/drivers/net/irda/sh_irda.c
index eb315b8d07a3..4b746d9bd8e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/sh_irda.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/sh_irda.c
@@ -808,8 +808,8 @@ static int __devinit sh_irda_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_mem_4;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
-
-	if (request_irq(irq, sh_irda_irq, IRQF_DISABLED, "sh_irda", self)) {
+	err = request_irq(irq, sh_irda_irq, IRQF_DISABLED, "sh_irda", self);
+	if (err) {
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Unable to attach sh_irda interrupt\n");
 		goto err_mem_4;
 	}