diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_dmc620_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_dmc620_pmu.c
index 280a6ae3e27cf693f6ba8eb18080940cdb771c56..54aa4658fb36e1c795c49aa0ec8307f55e958dd9 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_dmc620_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_dmc620_pmu.c
@@ -725,6 +725,8 @@ static struct platform_driver dmc620_pmu_driver = {
 
 static int __init dmc620_pmu_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	cpuhp_state_num = cpuhp_setup_state_multi(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN,
 				      DMC620_DRVNAME,
 				      NULL,
@@ -732,7 +734,11 @@ static int __init dmc620_pmu_init(void)
 	if (cpuhp_state_num < 0)
 		return cpuhp_state_num;
 
-	return platform_driver_register(&dmc620_pmu_driver);
+	ret = platform_driver_register(&dmc620_pmu_driver);
+	if (ret)
+		cpuhp_remove_multi_state(cpuhp_state_num);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit dmc620_pmu_exit(void)