diff --git a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
index e62694f8ef75d8b6b46605e6c9924d4ba7bcf898..a43e1e1822ad04b830add4d758a0a9cc423b0923 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
@@ -373,8 +373,13 @@ simscsi_init(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	error = scsi_add_host(host, NULL);
-	if (!error)
-		scsi_scan_host(host);
+	if (error)
+		goto free_host;
+	scsi_scan_host(host);
+	return 0;
+
+ free_host:
+	scsi_host_put(host);
 	return error;
 }