diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c
index 6e15ef08f301fe385dec2727bdc6f92dded28e89..cbd388eea68271c8ab7eaa2581ffb9145a4be429 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static int usb_8dev_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	err = usb_8dev_cmd_version(priv, &version);
 	if (err) {
 		netdev_err(netdev, "can't get firmware version\n");
-		goto cleanup_cmd_msg_buffer;
+		goto cleanup_unregister_candev;
 	} else {
 		netdev_info(netdev,
 			 "firmware: %d.%d, hardware: %d.%d\n",
@@ -989,6 +989,9 @@ static int usb_8dev_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	return 0;
 
+cleanup_unregister_candev:
+	unregister_netdev(priv->netdev);
+
 cleanup_cmd_msg_buffer:
 	kfree(priv->cmd_msg_buffer);