diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
index 856487eecd24..d1ac0997f51b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
@@ -386,8 +386,10 @@ static ssize_t vfd_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
 	}
 
 	data_buf = memdup_user(buf, n_bytes);
-	if (PTR_ERR(data_buf))
-		return PTR_ERR(data_buf);
+	if (PTR_ERR(data_buf)) {
+		retval = PTR_ERR(data_buf);
+		goto exit;
+	}
 
 	memcpy(context->tx.data_buf, data_buf, n_bytes);
 
@@ -803,7 +805,8 @@ static int sasem_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	if (lirc_minor < 0) {
 		err("%s: lirc_register_driver failed", __func__);
 		alloc_status = 7;
-		mutex_unlock(&context->ctx_lock);
+		retval = lirc_minor;
+		goto unlock;
 	} else
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Registered Sasem driver (minor:%d)\n",
 			__func__, lirc_minor);
@@ -828,7 +831,7 @@ static int sasem_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 		context = NULL;
 	case 1:
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
-		goto exit;
+		goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	/* Needed while unregistering! */
@@ -859,7 +862,7 @@ static int sasem_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Sasem device on usb<%d:%d> initialized\n",
 			__func__, dev->bus->busnum, dev->devnum);
-
+unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&context->ctx_lock);
 exit:
 	return retval;