diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
index 657dfacd5ba8..664c2e2fb820 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
@@ -561,12 +561,13 @@ static int eth_setup(char *str)
 	int n, err;
 
 	err = eth_parse(str, &n, &str);
-	if(err) return(1);
+	if(err)
+		return 1;
 
-	new = alloc_bootmem(sizeof(new));
+	new = alloc_bootmem(sizeof(*new));
 	if (new == NULL){
 		printk("eth_init : alloc_bootmem failed\n");
-		return(1);
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->list);
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ static int eth_setup(char *str)
 	new->init = str;
 
 	list_add_tail(&new->list, &eth_cmd_line);
-	return(1);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 __setup("eth", eth_setup);