static int jazzsonic_open(struct net_device* dev)
 {
-       if (request_irq(dev->irq, sonic_interrupt, IRQF_DISABLED, "sonic", dev)) {
-               printk(KERN_ERR "%s: unable to get IRQ %d.\n", dev->name, dev->irq);
-               return -EAGAIN;
+       int retval;
+
+       retval = request_irq(dev->irq, sonic_interrupt, IRQF_DISABLED,
+                               "sonic", dev);
+       if (retval) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "%s: unable to get IRQ %d.\n",
+                               dev->name, dev->irq);
+               return retval;
        }
-       return sonic_open(dev);
+
+       retval = sonic_open(dev);
+       if (retval)
+               free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
+       return retval;
 }
 
 static int jazzsonic_close(struct net_device* dev)