diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c b/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c
index 9771cd83c06e2a..38afc54ef3497b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c
@@ -1385,11 +1385,12 @@ static int xc2028_set_config(struct dvb_frontend *fe, void *priv_cfg)
 	 * in order to avoid troubles during device release.
 	 */
 	kfree(priv->ctrl.fname);
+	priv->ctrl.fname = NULL;
 	memcpy(&priv->ctrl, p, sizeof(priv->ctrl));
 	if (p->fname) {
 		priv->ctrl.fname = kstrdup(p->fname, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (priv->ctrl.fname == NULL)
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	/*