diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
index c6b89273feba81..d4b2ab7861266e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
@@ -361,8 +361,10 @@ static int pl031_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 
 	device_init_wakeup(&adev->dev, true);
 	ldata->rtc = devm_rtc_allocate_device(&adev->dev);
-	if (IS_ERR(ldata->rtc))
-		return PTR_ERR(ldata->rtc);
+	if (IS_ERR(ldata->rtc)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ldata->rtc);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ldata->rtc->ops = ops;
 	ldata->rtc->range_min = vendor->range_min;