diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
index 229353e96e09..0a9d389df301 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ static int geni_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = geni_se_resources_on(&gi2c->se);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error turning on resources %d\n", ret);
+		clk_disable_unprepare(gi2c->core_clk);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	proto = geni_se_read_proto(&gi2c->se);
@@ -876,8 +877,11 @@ static int geni_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		/* FIFO is disabled, so we can only use GPI DMA */
 		gi2c->gpi_mode = true;
 		ret = setup_gpi_dma(gi2c);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			geni_se_resources_off(&gi2c->se);
+			clk_disable_unprepare(gi2c->core_clk);
 			return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to setup GPI DMA mode\n");
+		}
 
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Using GPI DMA mode for I2C\n");
 	} else {
@@ -890,6 +894,8 @@ static int geni_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		if (!tx_depth) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Invalid TX FIFO depth\n");
+			geni_se_resources_off(&gi2c->se);
+			clk_disable_unprepare(gi2c->core_clk);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}