1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-raw-event.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-raw-event.c
index 43094e7eccfa..8e0e1b1f8c87 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-raw-event.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-raw-event.c
@@ -279,9 +279,11 @@ int ir_raw_event_register(struct input_dev *input_dev)
                         "rc%u",  (unsigned int)ir->devno);
 
         if (IS_ERR(ir->raw->thread)) {
+                int ret = PTR_ERR(ir->raw->thread);
+
                 kfree(ir->raw);
                 ir->raw = NULL;
-                return PTR_ERR(ir->raw->thread);
+                return ret;
         }
 
         mutex_lock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);