diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
index 4bdf2d00dfb1fbf6307c0d5f661c6a9d992c26a5..7425f92d78369d35845ad33c56f4030544cde5a5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
@@ -3114,7 +3114,6 @@ static int em28xx_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 				em28xx_err(DRIVER_NAME " This is an anciliary "
 					"interface not used by the driver\n");
 
-				em28xx_devused &= ~(1<<nr);
 				retval = -ENODEV;
 				goto err;
 			}