diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
index c09bff86bb9b..1aa512054a96 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ static int __init mtk_cpufreq_driver_init(void)
 	pdev = platform_device_register_simple("mtk-cpufreq", -1, NULL, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(pdev)) {
 		pr_err("failed to register mtk-cpufreq platform device\n");
+		platform_driver_unregister(&mtk_cpufreq_platdrv);
 		return PTR_ERR(pdev);
 	}