diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-usb.c b/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-usb.c
index fedff68d8c49..07e9ddbb5937 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-usb.c
@@ -734,7 +734,8 @@ static int si470x_usb_driver_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	/* start radio */
 	retval = si470x_start_usb(radio);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto err_buf;
+		/* the urb may be running even after an error */
+		goto err_all;
 
 	/* set initial frequency */
 	si470x_set_freq(radio, 87.5 * FREQ_MUL); /* available in all regions */
@@ -749,7 +750,7 @@ static int si470x_usb_driver_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	return 0;
 err_all:
-	usb_kill_urb(radio->int_in_urb);
+	usb_poison_urb(radio->int_in_urb);
 err_buf:
 	kfree(radio->buffer);
 err_ctrl: