diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_isa.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_isa.c
index d513fac50718..db3e767d5320 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_isa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_isa.c
@@ -202,22 +202,24 @@ static int sja1000_isa_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "registering %s failed (err=%d)\n",
 			DRV_NAME, err);
-		goto exit_unmap;
+		goto exit_free;
 	}
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "%s device registered (reg_base=0x%p, irq=%d)\n",
 		 DRV_NAME, priv->reg_base, dev->irq);
 	return 0;
 
- exit_unmap:
+exit_free:
+	free_sja1000dev(dev);
+exit_unmap:
 	if (mem[idx])
 		iounmap(base);
- exit_release:
+exit_release:
 	if (mem[idx])
 		release_mem_region(mem[idx], iosize);
 	else
 		release_region(port[idx], iosize);
- exit:
+exit:
 	return err;
 }