diff --git a/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/kpc_dma_driver.c b/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/kpc_dma_driver.c
index c3b30551e0ca..624d47bae4d1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/kpc_dma_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/kpc_dma_driver.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ int  kpc_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pldev)
 	dev = MKDEV(assigned_major_num, pldev->id);
 	ldev->kpc_dma_dev = device_create(kpc_dma_class, &pldev->dev, dev, ldev, "kpc_dma%d", pldev->id);
 	if (IS_ERR(ldev->kpc_dma_dev)) {
+		rv = PTR_ERR(ldev->kpc_dma_dev);
 		dev_err(&ldev->pldev->dev, "%s: device_create failed: %d\n", __func__, rv);
 		goto err_kfree;
 	}