diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c b/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c
index ae1ae65e7f90..bc3650c70730 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #define TDM_PPPOHT_SLIC_MAXIN
 #define RX_BD_ERRORS (R_CD_S | R_OV_S | R_CR_S | R_AB_S | R_NO_S | R_LG_S)
 
+static int uhdlc_close(struct net_device *dev);
+
 static struct ucc_tdm_info utdm_primary_info = {
 	.uf_info = {
 		.tsa = 0,
@@ -708,6 +710,7 @@ static int uhdlc_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	hdlc_device *hdlc = dev_to_hdlc(dev);
 	struct ucc_hdlc_private *priv = hdlc->priv;
 	struct ucc_tdm *utdm = priv->utdm;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (priv->hdlc_busy != 1) {
 		if (request_irq(priv->ut_info->uf_info.irq,
@@ -731,10 +734,13 @@ static int uhdlc_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		napi_enable(&priv->napi);
 		netdev_reset_queue(dev);
 		netif_start_queue(dev);
-		hdlc_open(dev);
+
+		rc = hdlc_open(dev);
+		if (rc)
+			uhdlc_close(dev);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static void uhdlc_memclean(struct ucc_hdlc_private *priv)
@@ -824,6 +830,8 @@ static int uhdlc_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	netdev_reset_queue(dev);
 	priv->hdlc_busy = 0;
 
+	hdlc_close(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }