if (d->props.priv_init != NULL) {
                        ret = d->props.priv_init(d);
-                       if (ret != 0) {
-                               kfree(d->priv);
-                               d->priv = NULL;
-                               return ret;
-                       }
+                       if (ret != 0)
+                               goto err_priv_init;
                }
        }
 
        /* check the capabilities and set appropriate variables */
        dvb_usb_device_power_ctrl(d, 1);
 
-       if ((ret = dvb_usb_i2c_init(d)) ||
-               (ret = dvb_usb_adapter_init(d, adapter_nums))) {
-               dvb_usb_exit(d);
-               return ret;
-       }
+       ret = dvb_usb_i2c_init(d);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err_i2c_init;
+       ret = dvb_usb_adapter_init(d, adapter_nums);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err_adapter_init;
 
        if ((ret = dvb_usb_remote_init(d)))
                err("could not initialize remote control.");
        dvb_usb_device_power_ctrl(d, 0);
 
        return 0;
+
+err_adapter_init:
+       dvb_usb_adapter_exit(d);
+err_i2c_init:
+       dvb_usb_i2c_exit(d);
+       if (d->priv && d->props.priv_destroy)
+               d->props.priv_destroy(d);
+err_priv_init:
+       kfree(d->priv);
+       d->priv = NULL;
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /* determine the name and the state of the just found USB device */
 
        usb_set_intfdata(intf, d);
 
-       if (du != NULL)
+       ret = dvb_usb_init(d, adapter_nums);
+       if (ret) {
+               info("%s error while loading driver (%d)", desc->name, ret);
+               goto error;
+       }
+
+       if (du)
                *du = d;
 
-       ret = dvb_usb_init(d, adapter_nums);
+       info("%s successfully initialized and connected.", desc->name);
+       return 0;
 
-       if (ret == 0)
-               info("%s successfully initialized and connected.", desc->name);
-       else
-               info("%s error while loading driver (%d)", desc->name, ret);
+ error:
+       usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
+       kfree(d);
        return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_usb_device_init);