diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
index 40125d779049..21ee0dc1b7ec 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
@@ -1107,6 +1107,7 @@ static int nvt_probe(struct pnp_dev *pdev, const struct pnp_device_id *dev_id)
 	release_region(nvt->cir_addr, CIR_IOREG_LENGTH);
 exit_unregister_device:
 	rc_unregister_device(rdev);
+	rdev = NULL;
 exit_free_dev_rdev:
 	rc_free_device(rdev);
 	kfree(nvt);