diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_eem.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_eem.c
index f7180f8db39e..61ea4eaace5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_eem.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_eem.c
@@ -83,11 +83,8 @@ static int eem_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	int status = 0;
 
 	status = usbnet_get_endpoints(dev, intf);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
-		usb_driver_release_interface(driver_of(intf), intf);
+	if (status < 0)
 		return status;
-	}
 
 	/* no jumbogram (16K) support for now */