diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
index 573b11559d73..28e916a04047 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static int peak_usb_create_dev(const struct peak_usb_adapter *peak_usb_adapter,
 	if (dev->adapter->dev_set_bus) {
 		err = dev->adapter->dev_set_bus(dev, 0);
 		if (err)
-			goto lbl_unregister_candev;
+			goto adap_dev_free;
 	}
 
 	/* get device number early */
@@ -869,6 +869,10 @@ static int peak_usb_create_dev(const struct peak_usb_adapter *peak_usb_adapter,
 
 	return 0;
 
+adap_dev_free:
+	if (dev->adapter->dev_free)
+		dev->adapter->dev_free(dev);
+
 lbl_unregister_candev:
 	unregister_candev(netdev);