diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index 14f323fbada719..9df7c213716aec 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -530,6 +530,9 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 	for (minor = 0; minor < MAX_DVB_MINORS; minor++)
 		if (!dvb_minors[minor])
 			break;
+#else
+	minor = nums2minor(adap->num, type, id);
+#endif
 	if (minor >= MAX_DVB_MINORS) {
 		if (new_node) {
 			list_del(&new_node->list_head);
@@ -543,17 +546,7 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 		mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_register_lock);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-#else
-	minor = nums2minor(adap->num, type, id);
-	if (minor >= MAX_DVB_MINORS) {
-		dvb_media_device_free(dvbdev);
-		list_del(&dvbdev->list_head);
-		kfree(dvbdev);
-		*pdvbdev = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_register_lock);
-		return ret;
-	}
-#endif
+
 	dvbdev->minor = minor;
 	dvb_minors[minor] = dvb_device_get(dvbdev);
 	up_write(&minor_rwsem);