diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-elan.c b/drivers/hid/hid-elan.c
index 3091355d48df..8e4a5528e25d 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-elan.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-elan.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ static int elan_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi)
 	ret = input_mt_init_slots(input, ELAN_MAX_FINGERS, INPUT_MT_POINTER);
 	if (ret) {
 		hid_err(hdev, "Failed to init elan MT slots: %d\n", ret);
-		input_free_device(input);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -200,7 +199,6 @@ static int elan_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi)
 		hid_err(hdev, "Failed to register elan input device: %d\n",
 			ret);
 		input_mt_destroy_slots(input);
-		input_free_device(input);
 		return ret;
 	}