diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
index d7233f223865..8cd9830b97a3 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
@@ -379,8 +379,10 @@ static int mei_me_pci_resume(struct device *device)
 	}
 
 	err = mei_restart(dev);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		free_irq(pdev->irq, dev);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	/* Start timer if stopped in suspend */
 	schedule_delayed_work(&dev->timer_work, HZ);