diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
index 40535db585a0..b868a77a048c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
@@ -2615,6 +2615,11 @@ struct pvr2_hdw *pvr2_hdw_create(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	} while (0);
 	mutex_unlock(&pvr2_unit_mtx);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&hdw->workpoll, pvr2_hdw_worker_poll);
+
+	if (hdw->unit_number == -1)
+		goto fail;
+
 	cnt1 = 0;
 	cnt2 = scnprintf(hdw->name+cnt1,sizeof(hdw->name)-cnt1,"pvrusb2");
 	cnt1 += cnt2;
@@ -2626,8 +2631,6 @@ struct pvr2_hdw *pvr2_hdw_create(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	if (cnt1 >= sizeof(hdw->name)) cnt1 = sizeof(hdw->name)-1;
 	hdw->name[cnt1] = 0;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&hdw->workpoll,pvr2_hdw_worker_poll);
-
 	pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_INIT,"Driver unit number is %d, name is %s",
 		   hdw->unit_number,hdw->name);