diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/sh_sir.c b/drivers/net/irda/sh_sir.c
index 795109425568..624ac1939e85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/sh_sir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/sh_sir.c
@@ -741,6 +741,7 @@ static int __devinit sh_sir_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	self->clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, clk_name);
 	if (IS_ERR(self->clk)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot get clock \"%s\"\n", clk_name);
+		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto err_mem_3;
 	}
 
@@ -760,8 +761,8 @@ static int __devinit sh_sir_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_mem_4;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
-
-	if (request_irq(irq, sh_sir_irq, IRQF_DISABLED, "sh_sir", self)) {
+	err = request_irq(irq, sh_sir_irq, IRQF_DISABLED, "sh_sir", self);
+	if (err) {
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Unable to attach sh_sir interrupt\n");
 		goto err_mem_4;
 	}