em28xx_info("dvb set to %s mode.\n",
                            dev->dvb_xfer_bulk ? "bulk" : "isoc");
-
-               /* pre-allocate DVB usb transfer buffers */
-               if (dev->dvb_xfer_bulk) {
-                       retval = em28xx_alloc_urbs(dev, EM28XX_DIGITAL_MODE,
-                                           dev->dvb_xfer_bulk,
-                                           EM28XX_DVB_NUM_BUFS,
-                                           512,
-                                           EM28XX_DVB_BULK_PACKET_MULTIPLIER);
-               } else {
-                       retval = em28xx_alloc_urbs(dev, EM28XX_DIGITAL_MODE,
-                                           dev->dvb_xfer_bulk,
-                                           EM28XX_DVB_NUM_BUFS,
-                                           dev->dvb_max_pkt_size_isoc,
-                                           EM28XX_DVB_NUM_ISOC_PACKETS);
-               }
-               if (retval) {
-                       printk(DRIVER_NAME
-                              ": Failed to pre-allocate USB transfer buffers for DVB.\n");
-                       goto err_free;
-               }
        }
 
        request_modules(dev);
                            video_device_node_name(dev->vdev));
 
                em28xx_uninit_usb_xfer(dev, EM28XX_ANALOG_MODE);
-               em28xx_uninit_usb_xfer(dev, EM28XX_DIGITAL_MODE);
        }
        mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 
 
        dev->dvb = dvb;
        dvb->fe[0] = dvb->fe[1] = NULL;
 
+       /* pre-allocate DVB usb transfer buffers */
+       if (dev->dvb_xfer_bulk) {
+               result = em28xx_alloc_urbs(dev, EM28XX_DIGITAL_MODE,
+                                          dev->dvb_xfer_bulk,
+                                          EM28XX_DVB_NUM_BUFS,
+                                          512,
+                                          EM28XX_DVB_BULK_PACKET_MULTIPLIER);
+       } else {
+               result = em28xx_alloc_urbs(dev, EM28XX_DIGITAL_MODE,
+                                          dev->dvb_xfer_bulk,
+                                          EM28XX_DVB_NUM_BUFS,
+                                          dev->dvb_max_pkt_size_isoc,
+                                          EM28XX_DVB_NUM_ISOC_PACKETS);
+       }
+       if (result) {
+               em28xx_errdev("em28xx_dvb: failed to pre-allocate USB transfer buffers for DVB.\n");
+               kfree(dvb);
+               dev->dvb = NULL;
+               return result;
+       }
+
        mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
        em28xx_set_mode(dev, EM28XX_DIGITAL_MODE);
        /* init frontend */
        if (dev->dvb) {
                struct em28xx_dvb *dvb = dev->dvb;
 
+               em28xx_uninit_usb_xfer(dev, EM28XX_DIGITAL_MODE);
+
                if (dev->disconnected) {
                        /* We cannot tell the device to sleep
                         * once it has been unplugged. */