diff --git a/sound/usb/6fire/comm.c b/sound/usb/6fire/comm.c
index 6c3d531a250efdc265acaf6bced48ab82aa32d05..1a75c36932d8e41747fddc9466db0ac11407d60a 100644
--- a/sound/usb/6fire/comm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/6fire/comm.c
@@ -129,12 +129,13 @@ int __devinit usb6fire_comm_init(struct sfire_chip *chip)
 {
 	struct comm_runtime *rt = kzalloc(sizeof(struct comm_runtime),
 			GFP_KERNEL);
-	struct urb *urb = &rt->receiver;
+	struct urb *urb;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!rt)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	urb = &rt->receiver;
 	rt->serial = 1;
 	rt->chip = chip;
 	usb_init_urb(urb);