diff --git a/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c b/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c
index f6ce0d20ad917..8acf6e6aff316 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cardreader/rtsx_usb.c
@@ -636,8 +636,10 @@ static int rtsx_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ucr->rsp_buf = kmalloc(IOBUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ucr->rsp_buf)
+	if (!ucr->rsp_buf) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_free_cmd_buf;
+	}
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, ucr);