diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
index e0a1a118514f..8b11d2fdf80a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
@@ -592,8 +592,10 @@ __hwmon_device_register(struct device *dev, const char *name, void *drvdata,
 	dev_set_drvdata(hdev, drvdata);
 	dev_set_name(hdev, HWMON_ID_FORMAT, id);
 	err = device_register(hdev);
-	if (err)
-		goto free_hwmon;
+	if (err) {
+		put_device(hdev);
+		goto ida_remove;
+	}
 
 	if (chip && chip->ops->is_visible && chip->ops->read &&
 	    chip->info[0]->type == hwmon_chip &&