diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
index fae327d5b06e..6890d32d9f25 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
@@ -145,8 +145,10 @@ static int gpio_exar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mutex_init(&exar_gpio->lock);
 
 	index = ida_simple_get(&ida_index, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (index < 0)
-		goto err_destroy;
+	if (index < 0) {
+		ret = index;
+		goto err_mutex_destroy;
+	}
 
 	sprintf(exar_gpio->name, "exar_gpio%d", index);
 	exar_gpio->gpio_chip.label = exar_gpio->name;
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ static int gpio_exar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err_destroy:
 	ida_simple_remove(&ida_index, index);
+err_mutex_destroy:
 	mutex_destroy(&exar_gpio->lock);
 	return ret;
 }