diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 02d6a2242b92..776e25bb6346 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 50e163ce8e3cb17d41367899fbf50a17e358cc89
+refs/heads/master: 4af4b84088696777e222a5b0e3f55a81935bc9cc
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c b/trunk/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
index 9a08d656f1ce..2bb97d464689 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ static void bf537mac_shutdown(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 static int bf537mac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	int retval;
 	pr_debug("%s: %s\n", dev->name, __FUNCTION__);
 
 	/*
@@ -811,7 +812,10 @@ static int bf537mac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* initial rx and tx list */
-	desc_list_init();
+	retval = desc_list_init();
+
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
 
 	bf537mac_setphy(dev);
 	setup_system_regs(dev);