diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
index 5ee46521198d..60f22e1a4943 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
@@ -683,7 +683,13 @@ static int ata_tdev_add(struct ata_device *ata_dev)
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	transport_add_device(dev);
+	error = transport_add_device(dev);
+	if (error) {
+		device_del(dev);
+		ata_tdev_free(ata_dev);
+		return error;
+	}
+
 	transport_configure_device(dev);
 	return 0;
 }