diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx18/cx18-driver.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx18/cx18-driver.c
index c1f8cc6f14b2..716bdc57fac6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx18/cx18-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx18/cx18-driver.c
@@ -327,13 +327,16 @@ void cx18_read_eeprom(struct cx18 *cx, struct tveeprom *tv)
 	struct i2c_client *c;
 	u8 eedata[256];
 
+	memset(tv, 0, sizeof(*tv));
+
 	c = kzalloc(sizeof(*c), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!c)
+		return;
 
 	strlcpy(c->name, "cx18 tveeprom tmp", sizeof(c->name));
 	c->adapter = &cx->i2c_adap[0];
 	c->addr = 0xa0 >> 1;
 
-	memset(tv, 0, sizeof(*tv));
 	if (tveeprom_read(c, eedata, sizeof(eedata)))
 		goto ret;