diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index cdf2f5451c76..060a672ebb7b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -1941,7 +1941,17 @@ static int __init init(void)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pdrvdata.consoles);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pdrvdata.portdevs);
 
-	return register_virtio_driver(&virtio_console);
+	err = register_virtio_driver(&virtio_console);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_err("Error %d registering virtio driver\n", err);
+		goto free;
+	}
+	return 0;
+free:
+	if (pdrvdata.debugfs_dir)
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(pdrvdata.debugfs_dir);
+	class_destroy(pdrvdata.class);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit fini(void)