diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
index 4ca995ce19af..10831d8d7148 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -892,8 +892,11 @@ int drm_dev_register(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 			goto err_minors;
 	}
 
-	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
-		drm_modeset_register_all(dev);
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET)) {
+		ret = drm_modeset_register_all(dev);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err_unload;
+	}
 
 	ret = 0;
 
@@ -905,6 +908,9 @@ int drm_dev_register(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 
 	goto out_unlock;
 
+err_unload:
+	if (dev->driver->unload)
+		dev->driver->unload(dev);
 err_minors:
 	remove_compat_control_link(dev);
 	drm_minor_unregister(dev, DRM_MINOR_PRIMARY);