diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
index 874d238236e6..56e67f770b6d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ static int tty_ldisc_failto(struct tty_struct *tty, int ld)
 		return PTR_ERR(disc);
 	tty->ldisc = disc;
 	tty_set_termios_ldisc(tty, ld);
-	if ((r = tty_ldisc_open(tty, disc)) < 0)
+	r = tty_ldisc_open(tty, disc);
+	if (r < 0)
 		tty_ldisc_put(disc);
 	return r;
 }