rets = first_chunk ? mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds(cl) : 1;
        if (rets < 0)
-               return rets;
+               goto err;
 
        if (rets == 0) {
                cl_dbg(dev, cl, "No flow control credentials: not sending.\n");
                        cb->buf.size, cb->buf_idx);
 
        rets = mei_write_message(dev, &mei_hdr, buf->data + cb->buf_idx);
-       if (rets) {
-               cl->status = rets;
-               list_move_tail(&cb->list, &cmpl_list->list);
-               return rets;
-       }
+       if (rets)
+               goto err;
 
        cl->status = 0;
        cl->writing_state = MEI_WRITING;
        cb->completed = mei_hdr.msg_complete == 1;
 
        if (first_chunk) {
-               if (mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds_reduce(cl))
-                       return -EIO;
+               if (mei_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds_reduce(cl)) {
+                       rets = -EIO;
+                       goto err;
+               }
        }
 
        if (mei_hdr.msg_complete)
                list_move_tail(&cb->list, &dev->write_waiting_list.list);
 
        return 0;
+
+err:
+       cl->status = rets;
+       list_move_tail(&cb->list, &cmpl_list->list);
+       return rets;
 }
 
 /**