--- a/devices/r8169-2.6.24-ethercat.c	Mon Oct 27 14:55:50 2014 +0100
+++ b/devices/r8169-2.6.24-ethercat.c	Mon Oct 27 16:33:23 2014 +0100
@@ -1846,9 +1846,12 @@
 
 	rtl8169_init_phy(dev, tp);
 
-	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: