diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
index 4919407d422d..496a1c19a37e 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ init_rmem:
 			dev_err(dev,
 				"Timed out waiting for %s core to power up!\n",
 				rproc->name);
-			return ret;
+			goto err_powerup;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@ err_split:
 		}
 	}
 
+err_powerup:
 	rproc_del(rproc);
 err_add:
 	k3_r5_reserved_mem_exit(kproc);