diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c b/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c
index 0c0b6035cb04..73951963c018 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c
@@ -808,8 +808,10 @@ static int __devinit smtcfb_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	sfb = smtc_alloc_fb_info(pdev, name);
 
-	if (!sfb)
+	if (!sfb) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto failed_free;
+	}
 
 	sfb->chip_id = ent->device;
 	sprintf(name, "sm%Xfb", sfb->chip_id);