port->reset = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(dev, NULL);
        if (IS_ERR(port->reset)) {
                dev_err(dev, "no reset\n");
-               clk_disable_unprepare(port->pclk);
-               return PTR_ERR(port->reset);
+               ret = PTR_ERR(port->reset);
+               goto unprepare;
        }
        reset_control_reset(port->reset);
        usleep_range(100, 500);
                                        IRQF_SHARED,
                                        port_names[port->id],
                                        port);
-       if (ret) {
-               clk_disable_unprepare(port->pclk);
-               return ret;
-       }
+       if (ret)
+               goto unprepare;
 
        ret = register_netdev(netdev);
-       if (!ret) {
+       if (ret)
+               goto unprepare;
+
+       netdev_info(netdev,
+                   "irq %d, DMA @ 0x%pap, GMAC @ 0x%pap\n",
+                   port->irq, &dmares->start,
+                   &gmacres->start);
+       ret = gmac_setup_phy(netdev);
+       if (ret)
                netdev_info(netdev,
-                           "irq %d, DMA @ 0x%pap, GMAC @ 0x%pap\n",
-                           port->irq, &dmares->start,
-                           &gmacres->start);
-               ret = gmac_setup_phy(netdev);
-               if (ret)
-                       netdev_info(netdev,
-                                   "PHY init failed, deferring to ifup time\n");
-               return 0;
-       }
+                           "PHY init failed, deferring to ifup time\n");
+       return 0;
 
-       port->netdev = NULL;
+unprepare:
+       clk_disable_unprepare(port->pclk);
        return ret;
 }