diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8711.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8711.c
index effb14eee7d4..e2dba07f0260 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8711.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8711.c
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ static int wm8711_register(struct wm8711_priv *wm8711,
 
 	if (wm8711_codec) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "Another WM8711 is registered\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	mutex_init(&codec->mutex);