diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_driver.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_driver.c
index 9be585237277..c499a14314f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_driver.c
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ static u32 spl2sw_init_netdev(struct platform_device *pdev, u8 *mac_addr,
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register net device \"%s\"!\n",
 			ndev->name);
-		free_netdev(ndev);
 		*r_ndev = NULL;
 		return ret;
 	}