diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
index 32d016f1ecd1..7110e172ebc0 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
@@ -447,8 +447,7 @@ error:
 		csrow = mci->csrows[i];
 		if (!nr_pages_per_csrow(csrow))
 			continue;
-
-		device_del(&mci->csrows[i]->dev);
+		device_unregister(&mci->csrows[i]->dev);
 	}
 
 	return err;