diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c
index ad84613cf886..42ad84a68542 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c
@@ -700,7 +700,6 @@ fail_irq:
 int cx25821_audio_upstream_init(struct cx25821_dev *dev, int channel_select)
 {
 	struct sram_channel *sram_ch;
-	int retval = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 	int str_length = 0;
 
@@ -735,8 +734,10 @@ int cx25821_audio_upstream_init(struct cx25821_dev *dev, int channel_select)
 		dev->_audiofilename = kmemdup(dev->input_audiofilename,
 					      str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-		if (!dev->_audiofilename)
+		if (!dev->_audiofilename) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto error;
+		}
 
 		/* Default if filename is empty string */
 		if (strcmp(dev->input_audiofilename, "") == 0)
@@ -746,12 +747,14 @@ int cx25821_audio_upstream_init(struct cx25821_dev *dev, int channel_select)
 		dev->_audiofilename = kmemdup(_defaultAudioName,
 					      str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-		if (!dev->_audiofilename)
+		if (!dev->_audiofilename) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto error;
+		}
 	}
 
-	retval = cx25821_sram_channel_setup_upstream_audio(dev, sram_ch,
-							_line_size, 0);
+	cx25821_sram_channel_setup_upstream_audio(dev, sram_ch,
+						  _line_size, 0);
 
 	dev->audio_upstream_riscbuf_size =
 		AUDIO_RISC_DMA_BUF_SIZE * NUM_AUDIO_PROGS +
@@ -759,9 +762,9 @@ int cx25821_audio_upstream_init(struct cx25821_dev *dev, int channel_select)
 	dev->audio_upstream_databuf_size = AUDIO_DATA_BUF_SZ * NUM_AUDIO_PROGS;
 
 	/* Allocating buffers and prepare RISC program */
-	retval = cx25821_audio_upstream_buffer_prepare(dev, sram_ch,
+	err = cx25821_audio_upstream_buffer_prepare(dev, sram_ch,
 							_line_size);
-	if (retval < 0) {
+	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_err("%s: Failed to set up Audio upstream buffers!\n",
 			dev->name);
 		goto error;