diff --git a/net/irda/af_irda.c b/net/irda/af_irda.c
index bb14c3477680..d6c291c45e70 100644
--- a/net/irda/af_irda.c
+++ b/net/irda/af_irda.c
@@ -2584,8 +2584,10 @@ static int irda_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 				    NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 		/* Check if the we got some results */
-		if (!self->cachedaddr)
-			return -EAGAIN;		/* Didn't find any devices */
+		if (!self->cachedaddr) {
+			err = -EAGAIN;		/* Didn't find any devices */
+			goto out;
+		}
 		daddr = self->cachedaddr;
 		/* Cleanup */
 		self->cachedaddr = 0;