diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/natsemi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/natsemi.c
index 5b61d12f8b91..dbaaa99a0d43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/natsemi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/natsemi.c
@@ -947,8 +947,8 @@ static int __devinit natsemi_probe1 (struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	i = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (i)
 		goto err_register_netdev;
-
-	if (NATSEMI_CREATE_FILE(pdev, dspcfg_workaround))
+	i = NATSEMI_CREATE_FILE(pdev, dspcfg_workaround);
+	if (i)
 		goto err_create_file;
 
 	if (netif_msg_drv(np)) {