diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8523.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8523.c
index 37242a7d307751d9876acee1c4e955e3029262b7..0ad039b4adf5fd0b12e587a115f91196e921b331 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8523.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8523.c
@@ -482,7 +482,8 @@ static int wm8523_register(struct wm8523_priv *wm8523,
 
 	if (wm8523_codec) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "Another WM8523 is registered\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	mutex_init(&codec->mutex);
@@ -570,18 +571,19 @@ static int wm8523_register(struct wm8523_priv *wm8523,
 	ret = snd_soc_register_codec(codec);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "Failed to register codec: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_enable;
 	}
 
 	ret = snd_soc_register_dai(&wm8523_dai);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "Failed to register DAI: %d\n", ret);
-		snd_soc_unregister_codec(codec);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_codec;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_codec:
+	snd_soc_unregister_codec(codec);
 err_enable:
 	regulator_bulk_disable(ARRAY_SIZE(wm8523->supplies), wm8523->supplies);
 err_get: