diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c b/drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c
index 8f6b721ba107..57edb42463e8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c
@@ -522,11 +522,13 @@ static int airspy_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq, unsigned int count)
 
 	dev_dbg(s->dev, "\n");
 
-	if (!s->udev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	mutex_lock(&s->v4l2_lock);
 
+	if (!s->udev) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_clear_bit;
+	}
+
 	s->sequence = 0;
 
 	set_bit(POWER_ON, &s->flags);