diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 287444e52ccf..4b445dddb798 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -3329,8 +3329,11 @@ static int kvm_ioctl_create_device(struct kvm *kvm,
 		kvm_put_kvm(kvm);
 		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 		list_del(&dev->vm_node);
+		if (ops->release)
+			ops->release(dev);
 		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
-		ops->destroy(dev);
+		if (ops->destroy)
+			ops->destroy(dev);
 		return ret;
 	}