diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn533.c b/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
index cb6204f78300..eeb0d59e17fd 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
@@ -1385,12 +1385,8 @@ static int pn533_dep_link_up(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, int target_idx,
 	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;
 }