diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index 49f0eb7d0b9d..733d0bc4b4cc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 		dvbdevfops = kmemdup(template->fops, sizeof(*dvbdevfops), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!dvbdevfops) {
 			kfree(dvbdev);
+			*pdvbdev = NULL;
 			mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_register_lock);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 		if (!new_node) {
 			kfree(dvbdevfops);
 			kfree(dvbdev);
+			*pdvbdev = NULL;
 			mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_register_lock);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
@@ -531,6 +533,7 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 		}
 		list_del(&dvbdev->list_head);
 		kfree(dvbdev);
+		*pdvbdev = NULL;
 		up_write(&minor_rwsem);
 		mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_register_lock);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -553,6 +556,7 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 		dvb_media_device_free(dvbdev);
 		list_del(&dvbdev->list_head);
 		kfree(dvbdev);
+		*pdvbdev = NULL;
 		mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_register_lock);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -571,6 +575,7 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 		dvb_media_device_free(dvbdev);
 		list_del(&dvbdev->list_head);
 		kfree(dvbdev);
+		*pdvbdev = NULL;
 		mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_register_lock);
 		return PTR_ERR(clsdev);
 	}