diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
index 7d334963dc085c14fba2aa4508c8ea23c87b40b1..ee7084b2d52d323f4ba94153e8a91f5f65ad1d84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
@@ -1330,7 +1330,8 @@ static int mrf24j40_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (spi->max_speed_hz > MAX_SPI_SPEED_HZ) {
 		dev_warn(&spi->dev, "spi clock above possible maximum: %d",
 			 MAX_SPI_SPEED_HZ);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_register_device;
 	}
 
 	ret = mrf24j40_hw_init(devrec);