diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index e0193054f8d9..6c4683a5e531 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -2489,6 +2489,7 @@ static int __init init_mtd(void)
 out_procfs:
 	if (proc_mtd)
 		remove_proc_entry("mtd", NULL);
+	bdi_unregister(mtd_bdi);
 	bdi_put(mtd_bdi);
 err_bdi:
 	class_unregister(&mtd_class);