diff --git a/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c b/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c
index ff9d0f5ae0dd2..388521e70837f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c
@@ -1640,8 +1640,7 @@ static int rcar_canfd_channel_probe(struct rcar_canfd_global *gpriv, u32 ch,
 	ndev = alloc_candev(sizeof(*priv), RCANFD_FIFO_DEPTH);
 	if (!ndev) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "alloc_candev() failed\n");
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
@@ -1735,8 +1734,8 @@ static int rcar_canfd_channel_probe(struct rcar_canfd_global *gpriv, u32 ch,
 
 fail_candev:
 	netif_napi_del(&priv->napi);
-	free_candev(ndev);
 fail:
+	free_candev(ndev);
 	return err;
 }