diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
index 61439c8f33ca..58eea8ab5477 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static int dvb_usb_adapter_init(struct dvb_usb_device *d, short *adapter_nrs)
 
 		ret = dvb_usb_adapter_stream_init(adap);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto stream_init_err;
 
 		ret = dvb_usb_adapter_dvb_init(adap, adapter_nrs);
 		if (ret)
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ static int dvb_usb_adapter_init(struct dvb_usb_device *d, short *adapter_nrs)
 	dvb_usb_adapter_dvb_exit(adap);
 dvb_init_err:
 	dvb_usb_adapter_stream_exit(adap);
+stream_init_err:
+	kfree(adap->priv);
 	return ret;
 }