diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index b1ea4df85c7dde7fc3289e27529bf1b85e785dda..48ad5df7281258fb83cceb64175e373170966bb9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -535,18 +535,22 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!strlen(class_dev->class_id))
-		goto register_done;
+		goto out1;
 
 	parent_class = class_get(class_dev->class);
 	if (!parent_class)
-		goto register_done;
+		goto out1;
+
 	parent_class_dev = class_device_get(class_dev->parent);
 
 	pr_debug("CLASS: registering class device: ID = '%s'\n",
 		 class_dev->class_id);
 
 	/* first, register with generic layer. */
-	kobject_set_name(&class_dev->kobj, "%s", class_dev->class_id);
+	error = kobject_set_name(&class_dev->kobj, "%s", class_dev->class_id);
+	if (error)
+		goto out2;
+
 	if (parent_class_dev)
 		class_dev->kobj.parent = &parent_class_dev->kobj;
 	else
@@ -554,41 +558,56 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
 
 	error = kobject_add(&class_dev->kobj);
 	if (error)
-		goto register_done;
+		goto out2;
 
 	/* add the needed attributes to this device */
 	class_dev->uevent_attr.attr.name = "uevent";
 	class_dev->uevent_attr.attr.mode = S_IWUSR;
 	class_dev->uevent_attr.attr.owner = parent_class->owner;
 	class_dev->uevent_attr.store = store_uevent;
-	class_device_create_file(class_dev, &class_dev->uevent_attr);
+	error = class_device_create_file(class_dev, &class_dev->uevent_attr);
+	if (error)
+		goto out3;
 
 	if (MAJOR(class_dev->devt)) {
 		struct class_device_attribute *attr;
 		attr = kzalloc(sizeof(*attr), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!attr) {
 			error = -ENOMEM;
-			kobject_del(&class_dev->kobj);
-			goto register_done;
+			goto out4;
 		}
 		attr->attr.name = "dev";
 		attr->attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
 		attr->attr.owner = parent_class->owner;
 		attr->show = show_dev;
-		class_device_create_file(class_dev, attr);
+		error = class_device_create_file(class_dev, attr);
+		if (error) {
+			kfree(attr);
+			goto out4;
+		}
+
 		class_dev->devt_attr = attr;
 	}
 
-	class_device_add_attrs(class_dev);
+	error = class_device_add_attrs(class_dev);
+	if (error)
+		goto out5;
+
 	if (class_dev->dev) {
 		class_name = make_class_name(class_dev);
-		sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->kobj,
-				  &class_dev->dev->kobj, "device");
-		sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj, &class_dev->kobj,
-				  class_name);
+		error = sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->kobj,
+					  &class_dev->dev->kobj, "device");
+		if (error)
+			goto out6;
+		error = sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj, &class_dev->kobj,
+					  class_name);
+		if (error)
+			goto out7;
 	}
 
-	class_device_add_groups(class_dev);
+	error = class_device_add_groups(class_dev);
+	if (error)
+		goto out8;
 
 	kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
@@ -601,11 +620,28 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
 	}
 	up(&parent_class->sem);
 
- register_done:
-	if (error) {
-		class_put(parent_class);
+	goto out1;
+
+ out8:
+	if (class_dev->dev)
+		sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->kobj, class_name);
+ out7:
+	if (class_dev->dev)
+		sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->kobj, "device");
+ out6:
+	class_device_remove_attrs(class_dev);
+ out5:
+	if (class_dev->devt_attr)
+		class_device_remove_file(class_dev, class_dev->devt_attr);
+ out4:
+	class_device_remove_file(class_dev, &class_dev->uevent_attr);
+ out3:
+	kobject_del(&class_dev->kobj);
+ out2:
+	if(parent_class_dev)
 		class_device_put(parent_class_dev);
-	}
+	class_put(parent_class);
+ out1:
 	class_device_put(class_dev);
 	kfree(class_name);
 	return error;