--- a/devices/r8169-2.6.31-ethercat.c	Thu Sep 06 14:21:02 2012 +0200
+++ b/devices/r8169-2.6.31-ethercat.c	Mon Nov 03 15:20:05 2014 +0100
@@ -2217,11 +2217,14 @@
 
 	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:
 	return rc;
@@ -3910,7 +3913,7 @@
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(device);
 	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
-	
+
 	if (tp->ecdev)
  		return -EBUSY;
 
@@ -3924,7 +3927,7 @@
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(device);
 	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
- 
+
 	if (tp->ecdev)
 		return -EBUSY;