diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
index 733f120c852b..cab0d2b2faf8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
@@ -274,12 +274,15 @@ static int write_mii_word(rtl8150_t * dev, u8 phy, __u8 indx, u16 reg)
 		return 1;
 }
 
-static inline void set_ethernet_addr(rtl8150_t * dev)
+static inline int set_ethernet_addr(rtl8150_t * dev)
 {
 	u8 node_id[6];
+	int ret;
 
-	get_registers(dev, IDR, sizeof(node_id), node_id);
-	memcpy(dev->netdev->dev_addr, node_id, sizeof(node_id));
+	ret = get_registers(dev, IDR, sizeof(node_id), node_id);
+	if (ret > 0)
+		memcpy(dev->netdev->dev_addr, node_id, sizeof(node_id));
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int rtl8150_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
@@ -909,21 +912,23 @@ static int rtl8150_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		goto out1;
 	}
 	fill_skb_pool(dev);
-	set_ethernet_addr(dev);
+	if (set_ethernet_addr(dev) <= 0)
+		goto out2;
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &intf->dev);
 	if (register_netdev(netdev) != 0) {
 		dev_err(&intf->dev, "couldn't register the device\n");
-		goto out2;
+		goto out3;
 	}
 
 	dev_info(&intf->dev, "%s: rtl8150 is detected\n", netdev->name);
 
 	return 0;
 
-out2:
+out3:
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
+out2:
 	free_skb_pool(dev);
 out1:
 	free_all_urbs(dev);