diff --git a/drivers/rtc/class.c b/drivers/rtc/class.c
index ea2a315df6b7bb5fb8fcae65cf4d21ce054f94b0..eb82ec2a21bd845eb07e3b2db872c8a63d18ae8c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/class.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/class.c
@@ -234,8 +234,9 @@ struct rtc_device *rtc_device_register(const char *name, struct device *dev,
 
 	err = device_register(&rtc->dev);
 	if (err) {
+		/* This will free both memory and the ID */
 		put_device(&rtc->dev);
-		goto exit_kfree;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	rtc_dev_add_device(rtc);
@@ -247,9 +248,6 @@ struct rtc_device *rtc_device_register(const char *name, struct device *dev,
 
 	return rtc;
 
-exit_kfree:
-	kfree(rtc);
-
 exit_ida:
 	ida_simple_remove(&rtc_ida, id);