diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_pipeline.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_pipeline.c
index 40588692cec7..cd9bc11e8dfb 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_pipeline.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_pipeline.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ int mISDN_dsp_element_register(struct mISDN_dsp_element *elem)
 	if (!entry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&entry->list);
 	entry->elem = elem;
 
 	entry->dev.class = elements_class;
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ err2:
 	device_unregister(&entry->dev);
 	return ret;
 err1:
-	kfree(entry);
+	put_device(&entry->dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mISDN_dsp_element_register);