diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
index e331db8c77b210125c72f4cb475e4c71c9ca8798..5d91f70d2d2d786fab7e8a9522fed36738782633 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int dvb_usb_device_init(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		d = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device),GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (d == NULL) {
 		err("no memory for 'struct dvb_usb_device'");
-		return ret;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	d->udev = udev;