diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
index 028736687488..fb45e6af6638 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
@@ -1375,11 +1375,13 @@ static int dspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Problem registering DSPI ctlr\n");
-		goto out_free_irq;
+		goto out_release_dma;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 
+out_release_dma:
+	dspi_release_dma(dspi);
 out_free_irq:
 	if (dspi->irq)
 		free_irq(dspi->irq, dspi);