diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c
index a399a9bf3b92..0c07ad335799 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ int cx8802_register_driver(struct cx8802_driver *drv)
 			list_add_tail(&driver->drvlist, &dev->drvlist);
 		} else {
 			pr_err("cx8802 probe failed, err = %d\n", err);
+			kfree(driver);
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&drv->core->lock);
 	}