diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-i2c.h b/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-i2c.h
index 724952e001cd..07aeead0644a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-i2c.h
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-i2c.h
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ static inline int tuner_i2c_xfer_send_recv(struct tuner_i2c_props *props,
 	}								\
 	if (0 == __ret) {						\
 		state = kzalloc(sizeof(type), GFP_KERNEL);		\
-		if (NULL == state)					\
+		if (!state) {						\
+			__ret = -ENOMEM;				\
 			goto __fail;					\
+		}							\
 		state->i2c_props.addr = i2caddr;			\
 		state->i2c_props.adap = i2cadap;			\
 		state->i2c_props.name = devname;			\