goto check_len;
        }
        ptr = strstr(name, "iqn.");
-       if (ptr) {
-               tl_hba->tl_proto_id = SCSI_PROTOCOL_ISCSI;
-               goto check_len;
+       if (!ptr) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to locate prefix for emulated Target "
+                               "Port: %s\n", name);
+               ret = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
        }
-
-       printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to locate prefix for emulated Target Port:"
-                       " %s\n", name);
-       return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+       tl_hba->tl_proto_id = SCSI_PROTOCOL_ISCSI;
 
 check_len:
        if (strlen(name) >= TL_WWN_ADDR_LEN) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "Emulated NAA %s Address: %s, exceeds"
                        " max: %d\n", name, tcm_loop_dump_proto_id(tl_hba),
                        TL_WWN_ADDR_LEN);
-               kfree(tl_hba);
-               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+               ret = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
        }
        snprintf(&tl_hba->tl_wwn_address[0], TL_WWN_ADDR_LEN, "%s", &name[off]);