diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-core.c b/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-core.c
index cd363a2100d453c6b5be15b35430907acd44cdde..257ae0d8cfe27250d52a6d6ee3523c40d0028320 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-core.c
@@ -629,7 +629,6 @@ static int au0828_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 		pr_err("%s() au0282_dev_register failed to register on V4L2\n",
 			__func__);
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
-		kfree(dev);
 		goto done;
 	}