happy_meal_set_initial_advertisement(hp);
        spin_unlock_irq(&hp->happy_lock);
 
-       if (register_netdev(hp->dev)) {
+       err = register_netdev(hp->dev);
+       if (err) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "happymeal: Cannot register net device, "
                       "aborting.\n");
                goto err_out_free_coherent;
        happy_meal_set_initial_advertisement(hp);
        spin_unlock_irq(&hp->happy_lock);
 
-       if (register_netdev(hp->dev)) {
+       err = register_netdev(hp->dev);
+       if (err) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "happymeal(PCI): Cannot register net device, "
                       "aborting.\n");
                goto err_out_iounmap;