diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c
index 158c8e28ed2c..47d8f28bfdfc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c
@@ -1576,6 +1576,8 @@ int gspca_dev_probe2(struct usb_interface *intf,
 #endif
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(gspca_dev->vdev.ctrl_handler);
 	v4l2_device_unregister(&gspca_dev->v4l2_dev);
+	if (sd_desc->probe_error)
+		sd_desc->probe_error(gspca_dev);
 	kfree(gspca_dev->usb_buf);
 	kfree(gspca_dev);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.h b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.h
index b0ced2e14006..a6554d5e9e1a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct sd_desc {
 	cam_cf_op config;	/* called on probe */
 	cam_op init;		/* called on probe and resume */
 	cam_op init_controls;	/* called on probe */
+	cam_v_op probe_error;	/* called if probe failed, do cleanup here */
 	cam_op start;		/* called on stream on after URBs creation */
 	cam_pkt_op pkt_scan;
 /* optional operations */
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c
index 95673fc0a99c..27a87f360704 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c
@@ -529,12 +529,21 @@ static int sd_int_pkt_scan(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev,
 static int stv06xx_config(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev,
 			  const struct usb_device_id *id);