diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index 4060c0457613..df518439aea2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -1673,12 +1673,9 @@ static int recv_func_prehandle(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *rfra
 
 	/* check the frame crtl field and decache */
 	ret = validate_recv_frame(padapter, rframe);
-	if (ret != _SUCCESS) {
+	if (ret != _SUCCESS)
 		rtw_free_recvframe(rframe, pfree_recv_queue);/* free this recv_frame */
-		goto exit;
-	}
 
-exit:
 	return ret;
 }