diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
index b2ab83c9fd9a..fe90f0536d76 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ static void ibmpex_register_bmc(int iface, struct device *dev)
 	return;
 
 out_register:
+	list_del(&data->list);
 	hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
 out_user:
 	ipmi_destroy_user(data->user);