diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index 5d5a48475a54fd6f68b3da645fbe7d274d8aaba3..01f288fa37e0e6831ef8397312dd36cff6907ad4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ static const struct dvb_device dvbdev_dvr = {
 };
 int dvb_dmxdev_init(struct dmxdev *dmxdev, struct dvb_adapter *dvb_adapter)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i, ret;
 
 	if (dmxdev->demux->open(dmxdev->demux) < 0)
 		return -EUSERS;
@@ -1432,14 +1432,26 @@ int dvb_dmxdev_init(struct dmxdev *dmxdev, struct dvb_adapter *dvb_adapter)
 					    DMXDEV_STATE_FREE);
 	}
 
-	dvb_register_device(dvb_adapter, &dmxdev->dvbdev, &dvbdev_demux, dmxdev,
+	ret = dvb_register_device(dvb_adapter, &dmxdev->dvbdev, &dvbdev_demux, dmxdev,
 			    DVB_DEVICE_DEMUX, dmxdev->filternum);
-	dvb_register_device(dvb_adapter, &dmxdev->dvr_dvbdev, &dvbdev_dvr,
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_register_dvbdev;
+
+	ret = dvb_register_device(dvb_adapter, &dmxdev->dvr_dvbdev, &dvbdev_dvr,
 			    dmxdev, DVB_DEVICE_DVR, dmxdev->filternum);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_register_dvr_dvbdev;
 
 	dvb_ringbuffer_init(&dmxdev->dvr_buffer, NULL, 8192);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_register_dvr_dvbdev:
+	dvb_unregister_device(dmxdev->dvbdev);
+err_register_dvbdev:
+	vfree(dmxdev->filter);
+	dmxdev->filter = NULL;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dmxdev_init);