diff --git a/drivers/media/video/meye.c b/drivers/media/video/meye.c
index cdaff2fdf394..102a5b9cfd12 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/meye.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/meye.c
@@ -1779,6 +1779,7 @@ static int __devinit meye_probe(struct pci_dev *pcidev,
 		goto outnotdev;
 	}
 
+	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	meye.mchip_dev = pcidev;
 	meye.video_dev = video_device_alloc();
 	if (!meye.video_dev) {
@@ -1786,7 +1787,6 @@ static int __devinit meye_probe(struct pci_dev *pcidev,
 		goto outnotdev;
 	}
 
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	meye.grab_temp = vmalloc(MCHIP_NB_PAGES_MJPEG * PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (!meye.grab_temp) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "meye: grab buffer allocation failed\n");