diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
index 89773293c64d..45c376fc571a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
@@ -2003,7 +2003,7 @@ static int sunxi_nand_chip_init(struct device *dev, struct sunxi_nfc *nfc,
 	ret = mtd_device_register(mtd, NULL, 0);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to register mtd device: %d\n", ret);
-		nand_release(nand);
+		nand_cleanup(nand);
 		return ret;
 	}