diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
index 062177b64d21..ed5a94747692 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
@@ -1210,9 +1210,17 @@ static struct platform_driver brcmuart_platform_driver = {
 
 static int __init brcmuart_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	brcmuart_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(
 		brcmuart_platform_driver.driver.name, NULL);
-	return platform_driver_register(&brcmuart_platform_driver);
+	ret = platform_driver_register(&brcmuart_platform_driver);
+	if (ret) {
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(brcmuart_debugfs_root);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 module_init(brcmuart_init);