diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c
index 5e2f4702aa2b..83541444bc8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ static int pptp_xmit(struct ppp_channel *chan, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	int len;
 	unsigned char *data;
 	__u32 seq_recv;
-	struct rtable *rt = NULL;
+	struct rtable *rt;
 	struct net_device *tdev;
 	struct iphdr  *iph;
 	int    max_headroom;
 
 	if (sk_pppox(po)->sk_state & PPPOX_DEAD)
-		goto tx_error;
+		goto tx_drop;
 
 	rt = ip_route_output_ports(net, &fl4, NULL,
 				   opt->dst_addr.sin_addr.s_addr,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int pptp_xmit(struct ppp_channel *chan, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				   0, 0, IPPROTO_GRE,
 				   RT_TOS(0), 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt))
-		goto tx_error;
+		goto tx_drop;
 
 	tdev = rt->dst.dev;
 
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static int pptp_xmit(struct ppp_channel *chan, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 tx_error:
 	ip_rt_put(rt);
+tx_drop:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return 1;
 }