diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/marvell_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/marvell_nand.c
index 1af568ae1c00..f6a04715693e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/marvell_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/marvell_nand.c
@@ -2664,7 +2664,7 @@ static int marvell_nand_chip_init(struct device *dev, struct marvell_nfc *nfc,
 		ret = mtd_device_register(mtd, NULL, 0);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to register mtd device: %d\n", ret);
-		nand_release(chip);
+		nand_cleanup(chip);
 		return ret;
 	}