diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-input.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
index 581f6dad4ca9..23f8f6afa2e0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
@@ -712,8 +712,10 @@ static int em28xx_ir_init(struct em28xx *dev)
 	em28xx_info("Registering input extension\n");
 
 	ir = kzalloc(sizeof(*ir), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ir)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	rc = rc_allocate_device();
-	if (!ir || !rc)
+	if (!rc)
 		goto error;
 
 	/* record handles to ourself */