diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-iop3xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-iop3xx.c
index 38556381f4ca..2f8b8050a223 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-iop3xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-iop3xx.c
@@ -433,13 +433,17 @@ iop3xx_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	adapter_data->gpio_scl = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&pdev->dev,
 							 "scl",
 							 GPIOD_ASIS);
-	if (IS_ERR(adapter_data->gpio_scl))
-		return PTR_ERR(adapter_data->gpio_scl);
+	if (IS_ERR(adapter_data->gpio_scl)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(adapter_data->gpio_scl);
+		goto free_both;
+	}
 	adapter_data->gpio_sda = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&pdev->dev,
 							 "sda",
 							 GPIOD_ASIS);
-	if (IS_ERR(adapter_data->gpio_sda))
-		return PTR_ERR(adapter_data->gpio_sda);
+	if (IS_ERR(adapter_data->gpio_sda)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(adapter_data->gpio_sda);
+		goto free_both;
+	}
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	if (!res) {