diff -r af21f0bdc7c9 -r 2b9c78543663 devices/r8169-2.6.27-ethercat.c
--- a/devices/r8169-2.6.27-ethercat.c	Thu Sep 06 14:21:02 2012 +0200
+++ b/devices/r8169-2.6.27-ethercat.c	Mon Nov 03 15:20:05 2014 +0100
@@ -2013,9 +2013,12 @@
 
 	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: