diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-lirc-codec.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-lirc-codec.c
index ee1f2d443ab2..3ba482d96c4b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-lirc-codec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-lirc-codec.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static int ir_lirc_register(struct input_dev *input_dev)
 		return rc;
 
 	rbuf = kzalloc(sizeof(struct lirc_buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!drv)
+	if (!rbuf)
 		goto rbuf_alloc_failed;
 
 	rc = lirc_buffer_init(rbuf, sizeof(int), LIRCBUF_SIZE);