diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
index 1d2130f35fffc..ee0e286add67d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static int cedrus_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = v4l2_device_register(&pdev->dev, &dev->v4l2_dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register V4L2 device\n");
-		return ret;
+		goto err_hw;
 	}
 
 	vfd = &dev->vfd;
@@ -538,6 +538,8 @@ static int cedrus_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	v4l2_m2m_release(dev->m2m_dev);
 err_v4l2:
 	v4l2_device_unregister(&dev->v4l2_dev);
+err_hw:
+	cedrus_hw_remove(dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }