diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c b/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
index 88d121d43c08..bcfa01add7cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ static int cosa_probe(int base, int irq, int dma)
 		/* Register the network interface */
 		if (!(chan->netdev = alloc_hdlcdev(chan))) {
 			pr_warn("%s: alloc_hdlcdev failed\n", chan->name);
+			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto err_hdlcdev;
 		}
 		dev_to_hdlc(chan->netdev)->attach = cosa_net_attach;