diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_smmuv3_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_smmuv3_pmu.c
index 773128f411f1..d704eccc548f 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_smmuv3_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_smmuv3_pmu.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int smmu_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error %d registering hotplug, PMU @%pa\n",
 			err, &res_0->start);
-		goto out_cpuhp_err;
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	err = perf_pmu_register(&smmu_pmu->pmu, name, -1);
@@ -833,8 +833,6 @@ static int smmu_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 out_unregister:
 	cpuhp_state_remove_instance_nocalls(cpuhp_state_num, &smmu_pmu->node);
-out_cpuhp_err:
-	put_cpu();
 	return err;
 }