diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/orion_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/orion_nand.c
index cfd53f0ba6c3..0acfc0a7d8e0 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/orion_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/orion_nand.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int __init orion_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mtd->name = "orion_nand";
 	ret = mtd_device_register(mtd, board->parts, board->nr_parts);
 	if (ret) {
-		nand_release(nc);
+		nand_cleanup(nc);
 		goto no_dev;
 	}