diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index fc3803316970..4bb52e9cd371 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -4550,16 +4550,18 @@ static int __devinit sky2_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (hw->ports > 1) {
 		struct net_device *dev1;
 
+		err = -ENOMEM;
 		dev1 = sky2_init_netdev(hw, 1, using_dac, wol_default);
-		if (!dev1)
-			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "allocation for second device failed\n");
-		else if ((err = register_netdev(dev1))) {
+		if (dev1 && (err = register_netdev(dev1)) == 0)
+			sky2_show_addr(dev1);
+		else {
 			dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
 				 "register of second port failed (%d)\n", err);
 			hw->dev[1] = NULL;
-			free_netdev(dev1);
-		} else
-			sky2_show_addr(dev1);
+			hw->ports = 1;
+			if (dev1)
+				free_netdev(dev1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	setup_timer(&hw->watchdog_timer, sky2_watchdog, (unsigned long) hw);