diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c b/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c
index 048befde295a2f79e8c847b87f7aebd0b93d7c0c..0c18d473a5d84f5d8d7caa19347d91c2a3c95eb8 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int alps_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi)
 
 		input2 = input_allocate_device();
 		if (!input2) {
-			input_free_device(input2);
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto exit;
 		}
 
@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@ static int alps_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi)
 		__set_bit(INPUT_PROP_POINTER, input2->propbit);
 		__set_bit(INPUT_PROP_POINTING_STICK, input2->propbit);
 
-		if (input_register_device(data->input2)) {
+		ret = input_register_device(data->input2);
+		if (ret) {
 			input_free_device(input2);
 			goto exit;
 		}