diff --git a/drivers/net/skge.c b/drivers/net/skge.c
index 55bad4081966..2bb21ffbde3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/skge.c
@@ -3982,14 +3982,17 @@ static int __devinit skge_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 	skge_show_addr(dev);
 
-	if (hw->ports > 1 && (dev1 = skge_devinit(hw, 1, using_dac))) {
-		if (register_netdev(dev1) == 0)
+	if (hw->ports > 1) {
+		dev1 = skge_devinit(hw, 1, using_dac);
+		if (dev1 && register_netdev(dev1) == 0)
 			skge_show_addr(dev1);
 		else {
 			/* Failure to register second port need not be fatal */
 			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "register of second port failed\n");
 			hw->dev[1] = NULL;
-			free_netdev(dev1);
+			hw->ports = 1;
+			if (dev1)
+				free_netdev(dev1);
 		}
 	}
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, hw);