diff --git a/drivers/char/agp/backend.c b/drivers/char/agp/backend.c
index a56ca080e108f20e6680bc774f4fb7eb680edf21..c3ab46da51a35da4bfb5a6965a02e4c5d8c96401 100644
--- a/drivers/char/agp/backend.c
+++ b/drivers/char/agp/backend.c
@@ -285,18 +285,22 @@ int agp_add_bridge(struct agp_bridge_data *bridge)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	if (agp_off)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (agp_off) {
+		error = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_put_bridge;
+	}
 
 	if (!bridge->dev) {
 		printk (KERN_DEBUG PFX "Erk, registering with no pci_dev!\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_put_bridge;
 	}
 
 	/* Grab reference on the chipset driver. */
 	if (!try_module_get(bridge->driver->owner)) {
 		dev_info(&bridge->dev->dev, "can't lock chipset driver\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_put_bridge;
 	}
 
 	error = agp_backend_initialize(bridge);
@@ -326,6 +330,7 @@ int agp_add_bridge(struct agp_bridge_data *bridge)
 	agp_backend_cleanup(bridge);
 err_out:
 	module_put(bridge->driver->owner);
+err_put_bridge:
 	agp_put_bridge(bridge);
 	return error;
 }