diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-bcm2835.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-bcm2835.c
index 0ef0343c603ad492937ef338af8b058ecc9f51e9..32f4046546b59210c3e783257d3f520602d301e4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-bcm2835.c
@@ -173,8 +173,11 @@ static int bcm2835_sdhci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	return sdhci_add_host(host);
+	ret = sdhci_add_host(host);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
 
+	return 0;
 err:
 	sdhci_pltfm_free(pdev);
 	return ret;