diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
index 433e2c3f3fd5..2f245594a90a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
@@ -1197,6 +1197,13 @@ static int mvebu_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	devm_gpiochip_add_data(&pdev->dev, &mvchip->chip, mvchip);
 
+	/* Some MVEBU SoCs have simple PWM support for GPIO lines */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PWM)) {
+		err = mvebu_pwm_probe(pdev, mvchip, id);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	/* Some gpio controllers do not provide irq support */
 	if (!have_irqs)
 		return 0;
@@ -1206,7 +1213,8 @@ static int mvebu_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!mvchip->domain) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "couldn't allocate irq domain %s (DT).\n",
 			mvchip->chip.label);
-		return -ENODEV;
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_pwm;
 	}
 
 	err = irq_alloc_domain_generic_chips(
@@ -1254,14 +1262,12 @@ static int mvebu_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 						 mvchip);
 	}
 
-	/* Some MVEBU SoCs have simple PWM support for GPIO lines */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PWM))
-		return mvebu_pwm_probe(pdev, mvchip, id);
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_domain:
 	irq_domain_remove(mvchip->domain);
+err_pwm:
+	pwmchip_remove(&mvchip->mvpwm->chip);
 
 	return err;
 }