diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c
index 182b2d564627..4c6384328615 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c
@@ -489,10 +489,8 @@ static int prism2_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	/* Set the encryption - we only support wep */
 	if (is_wep) {
 		if (sme->key) {
-			if (sme->key_idx >= NUM_WEPKEYS) {
-				err = -EINVAL;
-				goto exit;
-			}
+			if (sme->key_idx >= NUM_WEPKEYS)
+				return -EINVAL;
 
 			result = prism2_domibset_uint32(wlandev,
 				DIDmib_dot11smt_dot11PrivacyTable_dot11WEPDefaultKeyID,