diff --git a/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_lnx.c b/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_lnx.c
index d9e3d618f7f4de52bfb3928cf4d42b12aa68da73..0582ac04b75c929ba5aa89c441edc65e8b4cddef 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_lnx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_lnx.c
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ static int __devinit chd_dec_init_chdev(struct crystalhd_adp *adp)
 	/* register crystalhd class */
 	crystalhd_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "crystalhd");
 	if (IS_ERR(crystalhd_class)) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(crystalhd_class);
 		BCMLOG_ERR("failed to create class\n");
 		goto fail;
 	}
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ static int __devinit chd_dec_init_chdev(struct crystalhd_adp *adp)
 	dev = device_create(crystalhd_class, NULL, MKDEV(adp->chd_dec_major, 0),
 			    NULL, "crystalhd");
 	if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(crystalhd_class);
 		BCMLOG_ERR("failed to create device\n");
 		goto device_create_fail;
 	}