return -ENETDOWN;
 }
 
+static void neigh_cleanup_and_release(struct neighbour *neigh)
+{
+       if (neigh->parms->neigh_cleanup)
+               neigh->parms->neigh_cleanup(neigh);
+
+       neigh_release(neigh);
+}
+
 /*
  * It is random distribution in the interval (1/2)*base...(3/2)*base.
  * It corresponds to default IPv6 settings and is not overridable,
                                n->dead = 1;
                                shrunk  = 1;
                                write_unlock(&n->lock);
-                               if (n->parms->neigh_cleanup)
-                                       n->parms->neigh_cleanup(n);
-                               neigh_release(n);
+                               neigh_cleanup_and_release(n);
                                continue;
                        }
                        write_unlock(&n->lock);
                                NEIGH_PRINTK2("neigh %p is stray.\n", n);
                        }
                        write_unlock(&n->lock);
-                       if (n->parms->neigh_cleanup)
-                               n->parms->neigh_cleanup(n);
-                       neigh_release(n);
+                       neigh_cleanup_and_release(n);
                }
        }
 }
                        *np = n->next;
                        n->dead = 1;
                        write_unlock(&n->lock);
-                       if (n->parms->neigh_cleanup)
-                               n->parms->neigh_cleanup(n);
-                       neigh_release(n);
+                       neigh_cleanup_and_release(n);
                        continue;
                }
                write_unlock(&n->lock);
                        } else
                                np = &n->next;
                        write_unlock(&n->lock);
-                       if (release) {
-                               if (n->parms->neigh_cleanup)
-                                       n->parms->neigh_cleanup(n);
-                               neigh_release(n);
-                       }
+                       if (release)
+                               neigh_cleanup_and_release(n);
                }
        }
 }