diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
index 605c4d15b88c..1693a70325c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
@@ -4505,7 +4505,7 @@ static int niu_alloc_channels(struct niu *np)
 
 		err = niu_rbr_fill(np, rp, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	tx_rings = kcalloc(num_tx_rings, sizeof(struct tx_ring_info),