diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/proteon.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/proteon.c
index 4f756960db2ae94281b4eedd9c1b2eec1c4ec4cc..cb7dbb63c9d9da6b6794dc30045943f4cac4eced 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/proteon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/proteon.c
@@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ static int __init proteon_init(void)
 		dev->dma = dma[i];
 		pdev = platform_device_register_simple("proteon",
 			i, NULL, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(pdev)) {
+			free_netdev(dev);
+			continue;
+		}
 		err = setup_card(dev, &pdev->dev);
 		if (!err) {
 			proteon_dev[i] = pdev;
@@ -385,9 +389,10 @@ static int __init proteon_init(void)
 	/* Probe for cards. */
 	if (num == 0) {
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE "proteon.c: No cards found.\n");
-		return (-ENODEV);
+		platform_driver_unregister(&proteon_driver);
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	return (0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit proteon_cleanup(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/skisa.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/skisa.c
index d6ba41cf3110665ceb3b4a8332921a6baaf28efd..33afea31d87b93b591a640cc3a4771923f7184d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/skisa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/skisa.c
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ static int __init sk_isa_init(void)
 		dev->dma = dma[i];
 		pdev = platform_device_register_simple("skisa",
 			i, NULL, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(pdev)) {
+			free_netdev(dev);
+			continue;
+		}
 		err = setup_card(dev, &pdev->dev);
 		if (!err) {
 			sk_isa_dev[i] = pdev;
@@ -395,9 +399,10 @@ static int __init sk_isa_init(void)
 	/* Probe for cards. */
 	if (num == 0) {
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE "skisa.c: No cards found.\n");
-		return (-ENODEV);
+		platform_driver_unregister(&sk_isa_driver);
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	return (0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit sk_isa_cleanup(void)