diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2usb.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2usb.c
index b401974fb282..4739c14d8359 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2usb.c
@@ -140,11 +140,9 @@ static int prism2sta_probe_usb(struct usb_interface *interface,
 					   prism2_reset_holdtime,
 					   prism2_reset_settletime, 0);
 		if (result != 0) {
-			unregister_wlandev(wlandev);
-			hfa384x_destroy(hw);
 			result = -EIO;
 			dev_err(&interface->dev, "hfa384x_corereset() failed.\n");
-			goto failed;
+			goto failed_reset;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -159,11 +157,15 @@ static int prism2sta_probe_usb(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	if (register_wlandev(wlandev) != 0) {
 		dev_err(&interface->dev, "register_wlandev() failed.\n");
 		result = -EIO;
-		goto failed;
+		goto failed_register;
 	}
 
 	goto done;
 
+failed_register:
+	usb_put_dev(dev);
+failed_reset:
+	wlan_unsetup(wlandev);
 failed:
 	kfree(wlandev);
 	kfree(hw);