diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
index e34718cf5c2e..5ec9770e401e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,11 @@ static int ingenic_drm_init(void)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	return platform_driver_register(&ingenic_drm_driver);
+	err = platform_driver_register(&ingenic_drm_driver);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_INGENIC_IPU) && err)
+		platform_driver_unregister(ingenic_ipu_driver_ptr);
+
+	return err;
 }
 module_init(ingenic_drm_init);