diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c
index 5500f8a0ffe2..47281c905149 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c
@@ -417,6 +417,11 @@ static int __devinit bt878_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "bt878: Bt878 AUDIO function found (%d).\n",
 	       bt878_num);
+	if (bt878_num >= BT878_MAX) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "bt878: Too many devices inserted\n");
+		result = -ENOMEM;
+		goto fail0;
+	}
 	if (pci_enable_device(dev))
 		return -EIO;