diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
index 8965e3f536c3..d3be4f831db5 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
@@ -188,12 +188,14 @@ static int __init sa1100dog_init(void)
 	pre_margin = oscr_freq * margin;
 
 	ret = misc_register(&sa1100dog_miscdev);
-	if (ret == 0)
+	if (ret == 0) {
 		pr_info("SA1100/PXA2xx Watchdog Timer: timer margin %d sec\n",
 			margin);
-	return ret;
-err:
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
+err:
 	clk_put(clk);
 	return ret;
 }