diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
index e055893fd5c3..5c9e156cd086 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
@@ -1241,6 +1241,7 @@ int extcon_dev_register(struct extcon_dev *edev)
 				sizeof(*edev->nh), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!edev->nh) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		device_unregister(&edev->dev);
 		goto err_dev;
 	}