diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index 14b147135a0cbf31be2d5506790bd55fd25f43c9..2455be8cbc4f75b1d8ebe12044d341c23bf85331 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ scmi_create_protocol_device(struct device_node *np, struct scmi_info *info,
 	if (scmi_mbox_chan_setup(info, &sdev->dev, prot_id)) {
 		dev_err(&sdev->dev, "failed to setup transport\n");
 		scmi_device_destroy(sdev);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/* setup handle now as the transport is ready */