diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index 2c7b158ce7e1..40307f3f6fe3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -1772,6 +1772,7 @@ static int em28xx_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	if (dev->alt_max_pkt_size == NULL) {
 		em28xx_errdev("out of memory!\n");
 		em28xx_devused&=~(1<<nr);
+		kfree(dev);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}