diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
index cd7b118d5929..2a1a0a0ca225 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
@@ -2569,6 +2569,9 @@ struct pvr2_hdw *pvr2_hdw_create(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	} while (0);
 	mutex_unlock(&pvr2_unit_mtx);
 
+	if (hdw->unit_number == -1)
+	  	goto fail;
+
 	cnt1 = 0;
 	cnt2 = scnprintf(hdw->name+cnt1,sizeof(hdw->name)-cnt1,"pvrusb2");
 	cnt1 += cnt2;