goto err_cnt;
 
        dev->mdev->priv.uar = mlx5_get_uars_page(dev->mdev);
-       if (!dev->mdev->priv.uar)
+       if (IS_ERR(dev->mdev->priv.uar))
                goto err_cong;
 
        err = mlx5_alloc_bfreg(dev->mdev, &dev->bfreg, false, false);
 
        }
 
        dev->priv.uar = mlx5_get_uars_page(dev);
-       if (!dev->priv.uar) {
+       if (IS_ERR(dev->priv.uar)) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed allocating uar, aborting\n");
+               err = PTR_ERR(dev->priv.uar);
                goto err_disable_msix;
        }
 
 
        struct mlx5_uars_page *ret;
 
        mutex_lock(&mdev->priv.bfregs.reg_head.lock);
-       if (list_empty(&mdev->priv.bfregs.reg_head.list)) {
-               ret = alloc_uars_page(mdev, false);
-               if (IS_ERR(ret)) {
-                       ret = NULL;
-                       goto out;
-               }
-               list_add(&ret->list, &mdev->priv.bfregs.reg_head.list);
-       } else {
+       if (!list_empty(&mdev->priv.bfregs.reg_head.list)) {
                ret = list_first_entry(&mdev->priv.bfregs.reg_head.list,
                                       struct mlx5_uars_page, list);
                kref_get(&ret->ref_count);
+               goto out;
        }
+       ret = alloc_uars_page(mdev, false);
+       if (IS_ERR(ret))
+               goto out;
+       list_add(&ret->list, &mdev->priv.bfregs.reg_head.list);
 out:
        mutex_unlock(&mdev->priv.bfregs.reg_head.lock);