diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_status.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_status.c
index a78a88c710e2..b5f6682ff383 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_status.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_status.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ int uvc_status_init(struct uvc_device *dev)
 	dev->int_urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev->int_urb) {
 		kfree(dev->status);
+		dev->status = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}