diff --git a/drivers/char/dtlk.c b/drivers/char/dtlk.c
index 9695f88badc6fccdac61d7539a820e299125e81f..abde6ddefe696e7e0af352e918085c68a83f4d89 100644
--- a/drivers/char/dtlk.c
+++ b/drivers/char/dtlk.c
@@ -324,16 +324,22 @@ static int dtlk_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 static int __init dtlk_init(void)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	dtlk_port_lpc = 0;
 	dtlk_port_tts = 0;
 	dtlk_busy = 0;
 	dtlk_major = register_chrdev(0, "dtlk", &dtlk_fops);
-	if (dtlk_major == 0) {
+	if (dtlk_major < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "DoubleTalk PC - cannot register device\n");
-		return 0;
+		return dtlk_major;
+	}
+	err = dtlk_dev_probe();
+	if (err) {
+		unregister_chrdev(dtlk_major, "dtlk");
+		return err;
 	}
-	if (dtlk_dev_probe() == 0)
-		printk(", MAJOR %d\n", dtlk_major);
+	printk(", MAJOR %d\n", dtlk_major);
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dtlk_process_list);