diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
index 2b1e3403570c..3dd3b2543086 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ int ata_tport_add(struct device *parent,
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 	pm_runtime_forbid(dev);
 
-	transport_add_device(dev);
+	error = transport_add_device(dev);
+	if (error)
+		goto tport_transport_add_err;
 	transport_configure_device(dev);
 
 	error = ata_tlink_add(&ap->link);
@@ -312,6 +314,7 @@ int ata_tport_add(struct device *parent,
 
  tport_link_err:
 	transport_remove_device(dev);
+ tport_transport_add_err:
 	device_del(dev);
 
  tport_err: