diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index eb55590cb3aa..1137ae4b049c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 42ca7da1c2363dbef4ba1b6917c4c02274b6a5e2
+refs/heads/master: 1aa3c63cf0a79153ee13c8f82e4eb6c40b66a161
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c b/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
index d0ec1aa52719..a71fa0aa0406 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
@@ -309,13 +309,16 @@ static int mct_u232_set_modem_ctrl(struct usb_serial *serial,
 			MCT_U232_SET_REQUEST_TYPE,
 			0, 0, buf, MCT_U232_SET_MODEM_CTRL_SIZE,
 			WDR_TIMEOUT);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		dev_err(&serial->dev->dev,
-			"Set MODEM CTRL 0x%x failed (error = %d)\n", mcr, rc);
+	kfree(buf);
+
 	dbg("set_modem_ctrl: state=0x%x ==> mcr=0x%x", control_state, mcr);
 
-	kfree(buf);
-	return rc;
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		dev_err(&serial->dev->dev,
+			"Set MODEM CTRL 0x%x failed (error = %d)\n", mcr, rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+	return 0;
 } /* mct_u232_set_modem_ctrl */
 
 static int mct_u232_get_modem_stat(struct usb_serial *serial,