netif_carrier_off(peer);
 
        err = rtnl_configure_link(peer, ifmp);
-       if (err < 0) {
-               unregister_netdevice(peer);
-               return err;
-       }
+       if (err < 0)
+               goto unregister_network_device;
 
        /* register first device */
        if (tb[IFLA_IFNAME])
                snprintf(dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, DRV_NAME "%%d");
 
        err = register_netdevice(dev);
-       if (err < 0) {
-               unregister_netdevice(peer);
-               return err;
-       }
+       if (err < 0)
+               goto unregister_network_device;
 
        netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
        rcu_assign_pointer(priv->peer, dev);
 
        return 0;
+
+unregister_network_device:
+       unregister_netdevice(peer);
+       return err;
 }
 
 static void vxcan_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)