diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index c3b78bc4fe5836a5a4ec7607b2dd797f5464f0c8..11b2daef3158a997c1d19009286aec3e68628658 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = cpsw_probe_dual_emac(priv);
 		if (ret) {
 			cpsw_err(priv, probe, "error probe slave 2 emac interface\n");
-			goto clean_ale_ret;
+			goto clean_unregister_netdev_ret;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2860,6 +2860,8 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	return 0;
 
+clean_unregister_netdev_ret:
+	unregister_netdev(ndev);
 clean_ale_ret:
 	cpsw_ale_destroy(cpsw->ale);
 clean_dma_ret: