release_crq_queue(adapter);
        }
 
-       rc = init_stats_buffers(adapter);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       rc = init_stats_token(adapter);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
        return rc;
 }
 
                        goto ibmvnic_init_fail;
        } while (rc == EAGAIN);
 
+       rc = init_stats_buffers(adapter);
+       if (rc)
+               goto ibmvnic_init_fail;
+
+       rc = init_stats_token(adapter);
+       if (rc)
+               goto ibmvnic_stats_fail;
+
        netdev->mtu = adapter->req_mtu - ETH_HLEN;
        netdev->min_mtu = adapter->min_mtu - ETH_HLEN;
        netdev->max_mtu = adapter->max_mtu - ETH_HLEN;
 
        rc = device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_failover);
        if (rc)
-               goto ibmvnic_init_fail;
+               goto ibmvnic_dev_file_err;
 
        netif_carrier_off(netdev);
        rc = register_netdev(netdev);
 ibmvnic_register_fail:
        device_remove_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_failover);
 
+ibmvnic_dev_file_err:
+       release_stats_token(adapter);
+
+ibmvnic_stats_fail:
+       release_stats_buffers(adapter);
+
 ibmvnic_init_fail:
        release_sub_crqs(adapter, 1);
        release_crq_queue(adapter);