diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
index 7be2cf3514e71e06164ec64d2aa8a97eaacdca44..a5dd7a665aa89e1551dd89653af01234a0d2adc8 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ fw_card_add(struct fw_card *card,
 {
 	u32 *config_rom;
 	size_t length;
+	int err;
 
 	card->max_receive = max_receive;
 	card->link_speed = link_speed;
@@ -422,7 +423,13 @@ fw_card_add(struct fw_card *card,
 	list_add_tail(&card->link, &card_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&card_mutex);
 
-	return card->driver->enable(card, config_rom, length);
+	err = card->driver->enable(card, config_rom, length);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		mutex_lock(&card_mutex);
+		list_del(&card->link);
+		mutex_unlock(&card_mutex);
+	}
+	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fw_card_add);
 
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
index a329e6bd5d2d47b26f147f8a8169234b95e94600..3838bc4acabac07b01b2c7b2488d07d825aa28ae 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
@@ -1823,6 +1823,10 @@ static int dv1394_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 #endif
 
+	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: NOTE, the dv1394 interface is unsupported "
+	       "and will not be available in the new firewire driver stack. "
+	       "Try libraw1394 based programs instead.\n", current->comm);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2567,10 +2571,6 @@ static int __init dv1394_init_module(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	printk(KERN_WARNING
-	       "NOTE: The dv1394 driver is unsupported and may be removed in a "
-	       "future Linux release. Use raw1394 instead.\n");
-
 	cdev_init(&dv1394_cdev, &dv1394_fops);
 	dv1394_cdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	ret = cdev_add(&dv1394_cdev, IEEE1394_DV1394_DEV, 16);