diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_mlc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_mlc.c
index 6e31faf2f07f..052d123a8304 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_mlc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_mlc.c
@@ -806,12 +806,12 @@ static int lpc32xx_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	res = mtd_device_register(mtd, host->ncfg->parts,
 				  host->ncfg->num_parts);
 	if (res)
-		goto release_nand;
+		goto cleanup_nand;
 
 	return 0;
 
-release_nand:
-	nand_release(mtd);
+cleanup_nand:
+	nand_cleanup(nand_chip);
 free_irq:
 	free_irq(host->irq, host);
 release_dma_chan: