diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/xway_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/xway_nand.c
index 834f794816a9..018311dc8fe1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/xway_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/xway_nand.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static int xway_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	err = mtd_device_register(mtd, NULL, 0);
 	if (err)
-		nand_release(&data->chip);
+		nand_cleanup(&data->chip);
 
 	return err;
 }