diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 3f5d28851aa20e4b175a05133faf27161f199f0c..e091756166a3ad9a069b57c9ca52c2a404c65dfb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -946,8 +946,6 @@ static int tun_set_iff(struct net *net, struct file *file, struct ifreq *ifr)
 		char *name;
 		unsigned long flags = 0;
 
-		err = -EINVAL;
-
 		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 		err = security_tun_dev_create();
@@ -964,7 +962,7 @@ static int tun_set_iff(struct net *net, struct file *file, struct ifreq *ifr)
 			flags |= TUN_TAP_DEV;
 			name = "tap%d";
 		} else
-			goto failed;
+			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (*ifr->ifr_name)
 			name = ifr->ifr_name;