diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
index 31e3d2c9d6bc..c1b679737240 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
@@ -2362,8 +2362,17 @@ static struct platform_driver npcm_i2c_bus_driver = {
 
 static int __init npcm_i2c_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	npcm_i2c_debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("npcm_i2c", NULL);
-	return platform_driver_register(&npcm_i2c_bus_driver);
+
+	ret = platform_driver_register(&npcm_i2c_bus_driver);
+	if (ret) {
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(npcm_i2c_debugfs_dir);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 module_init(npcm_i2c_init);