diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic.h b/drivers/net/enic/enic.h
index 1385a609ed4980c801f01e702c9bb28447455123..f38ad634989c1a8938a61f767b38420d4b50fe4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #define DRV_NAME		"enic"
 #define DRV_DESCRIPTION		"Cisco VIC Ethernet NIC Driver"
-#define DRV_VERSION		"2.1.1.3"
+#define DRV_VERSION		"2.1.1.4"
 #define DRV_COPYRIGHT		"Copyright 2008-2011 Cisco Systems, Inc"
 
 #define ENIC_BARS_MAX		6
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_dev.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_dev.c
index a52dbd2b3c63d4be9efb31f21257e574da5957a5..382626628b1b02813d36cff6466711743b08f3b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_dev.c
@@ -49,26 +49,28 @@ int enic_dev_stats_dump(struct enic *enic, struct vnic_stats **vstats)
 
 int enic_dev_add_station_addr(struct enic *enic)
 {
-	int err = 0;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(enic->netdev->dev_addr))
+		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	if (is_valid_ether_addr(enic->netdev->dev_addr)) {
-		spin_lock(&enic->devcmd_lock);
-		err = vnic_dev_add_addr(enic->vdev, enic->netdev->dev_addr);
-		spin_unlock(&enic->devcmd_lock);
-	}
+	spin_lock(&enic->devcmd_lock);
+	err = vnic_dev_add_addr(enic->vdev, enic->netdev->dev_addr);
+	spin_unlock(&enic->devcmd_lock);
 
 	return err;
 }
 
 int enic_dev_del_station_addr(struct enic *enic)
 {
-	int err = 0;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(enic->netdev->dev_addr))
+		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	if (is_valid_ether_addr(enic->netdev->dev_addr)) {
-		spin_lock(&enic->devcmd_lock);
-		err = vnic_dev_del_addr(enic->vdev, enic->netdev->dev_addr);
-		spin_unlock(&enic->devcmd_lock);
-	}
+	spin_lock(&enic->devcmd_lock);
+	err = vnic_dev_del_addr(enic->vdev, enic->netdev->dev_addr);
+	spin_unlock(&enic->devcmd_lock);
 
 	return err;
 }