diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
index ba366e9347f75..b947b7a9ffb83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
@@ -2618,29 +2618,28 @@ static struct hso_device *hso_create_bulk_serial_device(
 		num_urbs = 2;
 		serial->tiocmget = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hso_tiocmget),
 					   GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!serial->tiocmget)
+			goto exit;
 		serial->tiocmget->serial_state_notification
 			= kzalloc(sizeof(struct hso_serial_state_notification),
 					   GFP_KERNEL);
-		/* it isn't going to break our heart if serial->tiocmget
-		 *  allocation fails don't bother checking this.
-		 */
-		if (serial->tiocmget && serial->tiocmget->serial_state_notification) {
-			tiocmget = serial->tiocmget;
-			tiocmget->endp = hso_get_ep(interface,
-						    USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_INT,
-						    USB_DIR_IN);
-			if (!tiocmget->endp) {
-				dev_err(&interface->dev, "Failed to find INT IN ep\n");
-				goto exit;
-			}
-
-			tiocmget->urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (tiocmget->urb) {
-				mutex_init(&tiocmget->mutex);
-				init_waitqueue_head(&tiocmget->waitq);
-			} else
-				hso_free_tiomget(serial);
+		if (!serial->tiocmget->serial_state_notification)
+			goto exit;
+		tiocmget = serial->tiocmget;
+		tiocmget->endp = hso_get_ep(interface,
+					    USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_INT,
+					    USB_DIR_IN);
+		if (!tiocmget->endp) {
+			dev_err(&interface->dev, "Failed to find INT IN ep\n");
+			goto exit;
 		}
+
+		tiocmget->urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (tiocmget->urb) {
+			mutex_init(&tiocmget->mutex);
+			init_waitqueue_head(&tiocmget->waitq);
+		} else
+			hso_free_tiomget(serial);
 	}
 	else
 		num_urbs = 1;