diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
index 63f749078a1f1051f3f46bec13f1f60c7c64ea5f..0e3f8ed84660e9363552cbf52fc31bff004a08c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ static int lapbeth_new_device(struct net_device *dev)
 fail:
 	dev_put(dev);
 	free_netdev(ndev);
-	kfree(lapbeth);
 	goto out;
 }