diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c b/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c
index 7a62316c570d..b2c1e872d5ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c
@@ -1117,7 +1117,6 @@ static int ucc_hdlc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (register_hdlc_device(dev)) {
 		ret = -ENOBUFS;
 		pr_err("ucc_hdlc: unable to register hdlc device\n");
-		free_netdev(dev);
 		goto free_dev;
 	}