diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/pismo.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/pismo.c
index c48cad271f5d6931a2c087a36945eabfc1fb8668..0a5e243d2bc63e8ba11c19ccedc7fe19ff6cbdcc 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/pismo.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/pismo.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static int __devexit pismo_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	/* FIXME: set_vpp needs saner arguments */
 	pismo_setvpp_remove_fix(pismo);
 
+	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(pismo);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ static int __devinit pismo_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ret = pismo_eeprom_read(client, &eeprom, 0, sizeof(eeprom));
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "error reading EEPROM: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto exit_free;
 	}
 
 	dev_info(&client->dev, "%.15s board found\n", eeprom.board);
@@ -282,6 +283,11 @@ static int __devinit pismo_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 				      pdata->cs_addrs[i]);
 
 	return 0;
+
+ exit_free:
+	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
+	kfree(pismo);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct i2c_device_id pismo_id[] = {