--- a/devices/r8169-2.6.29-ethercat.c	Thu Sep 06 14:21:02 2012 +0200
+++ b/devices/r8169-2.6.29-ethercat.c	Mon Nov 03 15:20:05 2014 +0100
@@ -2213,9 +2213,12 @@
 	rtl8169_init_phy(dev, tp);
 	device_set_wakeup_enable(&pdev->dev, tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_WOL);
 
-	if (tp->ecdev && ecdev_open(tp->ecdev)) {
-		ecdev_withdraw(tp->ecdev);
-		goto err_out_msi_5;
+	if (tp->ecdev) {
+		rc = ecdev_open(tp->ecdev);
+		if (rc) {
+			ecdev_withdraw(tp->ecdev);
+			goto err_out_msi_5;
+		}
 	}
 
 out: