diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_routes.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_routes.c
index 9627bd1d2a78..8f398b30f5bf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_routes.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_routes.c
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ static int ni_find_device_routes(const char *device_family,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!rv)
-		return -ENODATA;
-
 	/* Second, find the set of routes valid for this device. */
 	for (i = 0; ni_device_routes_list[i]; ++i) {
 		if (memcmp(ni_device_routes_list[i]->device, board_name,
@@ -84,12 +81,12 @@ static int ni_find_device_routes(const char *device_family,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!dr)
-		return -ENODATA;
-
 	tables->route_values = rv;
 	tables->valid_routes = dr;
 
+	if (!rv || !dr)
+		return -ENODATA;
+
 	return 0;
 }