diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
index c78158d12540..6c9e3290af56 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
@@ -264,27 +264,30 @@ int dvb_usb_device_init(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	if (du != NULL)
 		*du = NULL;
 
-	if ((desc = dvb_usb_find_device(udev, props, &cold)) == NULL) {
+	d = kzalloc(sizeof(*d), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!d) {
+		err("no memory for 'struct dvb_usb_device'");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(&d->props, props, sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties));
+
+	desc = dvb_usb_find_device(udev, &d->props, &cold);
+	if (!desc) {
 		deb_err("something went very wrong, device was not found in current device list - let's see what comes next.\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto error;
 	}
 
 	if (cold) {
 		info("found a '%s' in cold state, will try to load a firmware", desc->name);
 		ret = dvb_usb_download_firmware(udev, props);
 		if (!props->no_reconnect || ret != 0)
-			return ret;
+			goto error;
 	}
 
 	info("found a '%s' in warm state.", desc->name);
-	d = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (d == NULL) {
-		err("no memory for 'struct dvb_usb_device'");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	d->udev = udev;
-	memcpy(&d->props, props, sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties));
 	d->desc = desc;
 	d->owner = owner;