diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
index 3da5f3f3cf8b..35286907c636 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ int qdio_setup_irq(struct qdio_initialize *init_data)
 {
 	struct ciw *ciw;
 	struct qdio_irq *irq_ptr = init_data->cdev->private->qdio_data;
-	int rc;
 
 	memset(&irq_ptr->qib, 0, sizeof(irq_ptr->qib));
 	memset(&irq_ptr->siga_flag, 0, sizeof(irq_ptr->siga_flag));
@@ -493,16 +492,14 @@ int qdio_setup_irq(struct qdio_initialize *init_data)
 	ciw = ccw_device_get_ciw(init_data->cdev, CIW_TYPE_EQUEUE);
 	if (!ciw) {
 		DBF_ERROR("%4x NO EQ", irq_ptr->schid.sch_no);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_err;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	irq_ptr->equeue = *ciw;
 
 	ciw = ccw_device_get_ciw(init_data->cdev, CIW_TYPE_AQUEUE);
 	if (!ciw) {
 		DBF_ERROR("%4x NO AQ", irq_ptr->schid.sch_no);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_err;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	irq_ptr->aqueue = *ciw;
 
@@ -510,9 +507,6 @@ int qdio_setup_irq(struct qdio_initialize *init_data)
 	irq_ptr->orig_handler = init_data->cdev->handler;
 	init_data->cdev->handler = qdio_int_handler;
 	return 0;
-out_err:
-	qdio_release_memory(irq_ptr);
-	return rc;
 }
 
 void qdio_print_subchannel_info(struct qdio_irq *irq_ptr,