diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/karma.c b/drivers/usb/storage/karma.c
index 05cec81dcd3f29..38ddfedef629ca 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/karma.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/karma.c
@@ -174,24 +174,25 @@ static void rio_karma_destructor(void *extra)
 
 static int rio_karma_init(struct us_data *us)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
 	struct karma_data *data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct karma_data), GFP_NOIO);
 
 	if (!data)
-		goto out;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	data->recv = kmalloc(RIO_RECV_LEN, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!data->recv) {
 		kfree(data);
-		goto out;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	us->extra = data;
 	us->extra_destructor = rio_karma_destructor;
-	ret = rio_karma_send_command(RIO_ENTER_STORAGE, us);
-	data->in_storage = (ret == 0);
-out:
-	return ret;
+	if (rio_karma_send_command(RIO_ENTER_STORAGE, us))
+		return -EIO;
+
+	data->in_storage = 1;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct scsi_host_template karma_host_template;