diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx23885/altera-ci.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx23885/altera-ci.c
index 62bc8049b320122d397ff18eeb06562311c724fa..198c05e83f5c0b1a106564e3c94f18e06ce6214f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx23885/altera-ci.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx23885/altera-ci.c
@@ -665,6 +665,10 @@ static int altera_hw_filt_init(struct altera_ci_config *config, int hw_filt_nr)
 		}
 
 		temp_int = append_internal(inter);
+		if (!temp_int) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto err;
+		}
 		inter->filts_used = 1;
 		inter->dev = config->dev;
 		inter->fpga_rw = config->fpga_rw;
@@ -699,6 +703,7 @@ static int altera_hw_filt_init(struct altera_ci_config *config, int hw_filt_nr)
 		     __func__, ret);
 
 	kfree(pid_filt);
+	kfree(inter);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -733,6 +738,10 @@ int altera_ci_init(struct altera_ci_config *config, int ci_nr)
 		}
 
 		temp_int = append_internal(inter);
+		if (!temp_int) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto err;
+		}
 		inter->cis_used = 1;
 		inter->dev = config->dev;
 		inter->fpga_rw = config->fpga_rw;
@@ -801,6 +810,7 @@ int altera_ci_init(struct altera_ci_config *config, int ci_nr)
 	ci_dbg_print("%s: Cannot initialize CI: Error %d.\n", __func__, ret);
 
 	kfree(state);
+	kfree(inter);
 
 	return ret;
 }