diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn533.c b/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
index 328f2b66491e..84a2e77ab5de 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
@@ -1820,12 +1820,8 @@ static int pn533_dep_link_up(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, struct nfc_target *target,
 	rc = pn533_send_cmd_frame_async(dev, dev->out_frame, dev->in_frame,
 				dev->in_maxlen,	pn533_in_dep_link_up_complete,
 				cmd, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (rc)
-		goto out;
-
-
-out:
-	kfree(cmd);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		kfree(cmd);
 
 	return rc;
 }