diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c
index de3ee2547479..8207e6900656 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dibusb-common.c
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ int dibusb_rc_query(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u32 *event, int *state)
 	if (buf[0] != 0)
 		deb_info("key: %*ph\n", 5, buf);
 
+ret:
 	kfree(buf);
 
-ret:
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dibusb_rc_query);