diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
index dc32274881b2fae0a755719ea0f4bb2e08f45d2d..91fd2b291db91125790cb95a9e4f562b18b275be 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,8 @@ static int pblk_lines_init(struct pblk *pblk)
 
 	if (!nr_free_chks) {
 		pblk_err(pblk, "too many bad blocks prevent for sane instance\n");
-		return -EINTR;
+		ret = -EINTR;
+		goto fail_free_lines;
 	}
 
 	pblk_set_provision(pblk, nr_free_chks);