*/
        if (ppriv->pkey == pkey) {
                result = -ENOTUNIQ;
+               priv = NULL;
                goto err;
        }
 
        list_for_each_entry(priv, &ppriv->child_intfs, list) {
                if (priv->pkey == pkey) {
                        result = -ENOTUNIQ;
+                       priv = NULL;
                        goto err;
                }
        }
 
        result = ipoib_set_dev_features(priv, ppriv->ca);
        if (result)
-               goto device_init_failed;
+               goto err;
 
        priv->pkey = pkey;
 
                ipoib_warn(ppriv, "failed to initialize subinterface: "
                           "device %s, port %d",
                           ppriv->ca->name, ppriv->port);
-               goto device_init_failed;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        result = register_netdevice(priv->dev);
 register_failed:
        ipoib_dev_cleanup(priv->dev);
 
-device_init_failed:
-       free_netdev(priv->dev);
-
 err:
        mutex_unlock(&ppriv->vlan_mutex);
        rtnl_unlock();
+       if (priv)
+               free_netdev(priv->dev);
+
        return result;
 }
 
 int ipoib_vlan_delete(struct net_device *pdev, unsigned short pkey)
 {
        struct ipoib_dev_priv *ppriv, *priv, *tpriv;
-       int ret = -ENOENT;
+       struct net_device *dev = NULL;
 
        if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
                        unregister_netdevice(priv->dev);
                        ipoib_dev_cleanup(priv->dev);
                        list_del(&priv->list);
-                       free_netdev(priv->dev);
-
-                       ret = 0;
+                       dev = priv->dev;
                        break;
                }
        }
        mutex_unlock(&ppriv->vlan_mutex);
        rtnl_unlock();
 
-       return ret;
+       if (dev) {
+               free_netdev(dev);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       return -ENODEV;
 }