diff --git a/drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c b/drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c
index 1e748e46d12e..b9b7a98bc5a5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c
+++ b/drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ static int gtco_probe(struct usb_interface *usbinterface,
 	gtco->urbinfo = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gtco->urbinfo) {
 		err("Failed to allocate URB");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		error = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_free_buf;
 	}