diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
index a08a46fef0d22..847372c6d9e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static int enable_net_traffic(struct net_device *dev, struct usb_device *usb)
 		write_mii_word(pegasus, 0, 0x1b, &auxmode);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 fail:
 	netif_dbg(pegasus, drv, pegasus->net, "%s failed\n", __func__);
 	return ret;
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int pegasus_open(struct net_device *net)
 	if (!pegasus->rx_skb)
 		goto exit;
 
-	res = set_registers(pegasus, EthID, 6, net->dev_addr);
+	set_registers(pegasus, EthID, 6, net->dev_addr);
 
 	usb_fill_bulk_urb(pegasus->rx_urb, pegasus->usb,
 			  usb_rcvbulkpipe(pegasus->usb, 1),