diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
index 5ad42f33e70c..2e15acf13893 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@ static int pwm_omap_dmtimer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int pwm_omap_dmtimer_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct pwm_omap_dmtimer_chip *omap = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pwmchip_remove(&omap->chip);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (pm_runtime_active(&omap->dm_timer_pdev->dev))
 		omap->pdata->stop(omap->dm_timer);
@@ -345,7 +350,7 @@ static int pwm_omap_dmtimer_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mutex_destroy(&omap->mutex);
 
-	return pwmchip_remove(&omap->chip);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id pwm_omap_dmtimer_of_match[] = {