diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/mac.c
index 82d1bf7edba2..a7f5d287e369 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/mac.c
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@ int plfxlc_mac_init_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	return r;
 }

-void plfxlc_mac_release(struct plfxlc_mac *mac)
-{
-	plfxlc_chip_release(&mac->chip);
-}
-
 int plfxlc_op_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	plfxlc_hw_mac(hw)->chip.usb.initialized = 1;
@@ -755,3 +750,9 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *plfxlc_mac_alloc_hw(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, &intf->dev);
 	return hw;
 }
+
+void plfxlc_mac_release_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
+{
+	plfxlc_chip_release(&plfxlc_hw_mac(hw)->chip);
+	ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/mac.h b/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/mac.h
index 9384acddcf26..56da502999c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/mac.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static inline u8 *plfxlc_mac_get_perm_addr(struct plfxlc_mac *mac)
 }

 struct ieee80211_hw *plfxlc_mac_alloc_hw(struct usb_interface *intf);
-void plfxlc_mac_release(struct plfxlc_mac *mac);
+void plfxlc_mac_release_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);

 int plfxlc_mac_preinit_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *hw_address);
 int plfxlc_mac_init_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/usb.c
index 56d1139ba8bc..18e749f8f25d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/purelifi/plfxlc/usb.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static int probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	r = plfxlc_upload_mac_and_serial(intf, hw_address, serial_number);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(&intf->dev, "MAC and Serial upload failed (%d)\n", r);
-		goto error;
+		goto error_free_hw;
 	}

 	chip->unit_type = STA;
@@ -611,13 +611,13 @@ static int probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	r = plfxlc_mac_preinit_hw(hw, hw_address);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(&intf->dev, "Init mac failed (%d)\n", r);
-		goto error;
+		goto error_free_hw;
 	}

 	r = ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(&intf->dev, "Register device failed (%d)\n", r);
-		goto error;
+		goto error_free_hw;
 	}

 	if ((le16_to_cpu(interface_to_usbdev(intf)->descriptor.idVendor) ==
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ static int probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	}
 	if (r != 0) {
 		dev_err(&intf->dev, "FPGA download failed (%d)\n", r);
-		goto error;
+		goto error_unreg_hw;
 	}

 	tx->mac_fifo_full = 0;
@@ -640,21 +640,21 @@ static int probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	r = plfxlc_usb_init_hw(usb);
 	if (r < 0) {
 		dev_err(&intf->dev, "usb_init_hw failed (%d)\n", r);
-		goto error;
+		goto error_unreg_hw;
 	}

 	msleep(PLF_MSLEEP_TIME);
 	r = plfxlc_chip_switch_radio(chip, PLFXLC_RADIO_ON);
 	if (r < 0) {
 		dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "chip_switch_radio_on failed (%d)\n", r);
-		goto error;
+		goto error_unreg_hw;
 	}

 	msleep(PLF_MSLEEP_TIME);
 	r = plfxlc_chip_set_rate(chip, 8);
 	if (r < 0) {
 		dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "chip_set_rate failed (%d)\n", r);
-		goto error;
+		goto error_unreg_hw;
 	}

 	msleep(PLF_MSLEEP_TIME);
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static int probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 			    hw_address, ETH_ALEN, USB_REQ_MAC_WR);
 	if (r < 0) {
 		dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "MAC_WR failure (%d)\n", r);
-		goto error;
+		goto error_unreg_hw;
 	}

 	plfxlc_chip_enable_rxtx(chip);
@@ -689,12 +689,12 @@ static int probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	plfxlc_mac_init_hw(hw);
 	usb->initialized = true;
 	return 0;
+
+error_unreg_hw:
+	ieee80211_unregister_hw(hw);
+error_free_hw:
+	plfxlc_mac_release_hw(hw);
 error:
-	if (hw) {
-		plfxlc_mac_release(plfxlc_hw_mac(hw));
-		ieee80211_unregister_hw(hw);
-		ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
-	}
 	dev_err(&intf->dev, "pureLifi:Device error");
 	return r;
 }
@@ -728,8 +728,7 @@ static void disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	 */
 	usb_reset_device(interface_to_usbdev(intf));

-	plfxlc_mac_release(mac);
-	ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
+	plfxlc_mac_release_hw(hw);
 }

 static void plfxlc_usb_resume(struct plfxlc_usb *usb)
