struct ksz_switch_macaddr *switch_macaddr;
        struct ksz_device *dev = ds->priv;
        const u16 *regs = dev->info->regs;
-       int i;
+       int i, ret;
 
        /* Make sure concurrent MAC address changes are blocked */
        ASSERT_RTNL();
        dev->switch_macaddr = switch_macaddr;
 
        /* Program the switch MAC address to hardware */
-       for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
-               ksz_write8(dev, regs[REG_SW_MAC_ADDR] + i, addr[i]);
+       for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
+               ret = ksz_write8(dev, regs[REG_SW_MAC_ADDR] + i, addr[i]);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto macaddr_drop;
+       }
 
        return 0;
+
+macaddr_drop:
+       dev->switch_macaddr = NULL;
+       refcount_set(&switch_macaddr->refcount, 0);
+       kfree(switch_macaddr);
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 void ksz_switch_macaddr_put(struct dsa_switch *ds)