diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index 896d6f95a960..7443df77cadb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ err_free_priv:
 	kfree(priv);
 err_put_drm_dev:
 	drm_dev_put(ddev);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	return ret;
 }