diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c
index 627829f..7d8edb4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@
 	dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		cx231xx_err(DRIVER_NAME ": out of memory!\n");
-		clear_bit(dev->devno, &cx231xx_devused);
+		clear_bit(nr, &cx231xx_devused);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}