diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderbolt.c b/drivers/net/thunderbolt.c
index 3160443ef3b9e51a2ef2c769c329ef3c7c1456a4..5d96dc1b00b36e2c956412656ebc9bf43765ee0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderbolt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderbolt.c
@@ -1343,12 +1343,21 @@ static int __init tbnet_init(void)
 				  TBNET_MATCH_FRAGS_ID);
 
 	ret = tb_register_property_dir("network", tbnet_dir);
-	if (ret) {
-		tb_property_free_dir(tbnet_dir);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_free_dir;
+
+	ret = tb_register_service_driver(&tbnet_driver);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_unregister;
 
-	return tb_register_service_driver(&tbnet_driver);
+	return 0;
+
+err_unregister:
+	tb_unregister_property_dir("network", tbnet_dir);
+err_free_dir:
+	tb_property_free_dir(tbnet_dir);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 module_init(tbnet_init);