diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index fb1284051d05..d3a0b293fddd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ static int dvb_create_media_entity(struct dvb_device *dvbdev,
 				       GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!dvbdev->pads) {
 			kfree(dvbdev->entity);
+			dvbdev->entity = NULL;
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 	}