diff --git a/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c b/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c
index 8404e8852a0f..5d1753cfacea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c
@@ -227,10 +227,8 @@ static int vxcan_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 	netif_carrier_off(peer);
 
 	err = rtnl_configure_link(peer, ifmp);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		unregister_netdevice(peer);
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto unregister_network_device;
 
 	/* register first device */
 	if (tb[IFLA_IFNAME])
@@ -239,10 +237,8 @@ static int vxcan_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 		snprintf(dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, DRV_NAME "%%d");
 
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		unregister_netdevice(peer);
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto unregister_network_device;
 
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
@@ -254,6 +250,10 @@ static int vxcan_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 	rcu_assign_pointer(priv->peer, dev);
 
 	return 0;
+
+unregister_network_device:
+	unregister_netdevice(peer);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void vxcan_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)