diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c
index b7894d6dffc0..d1769e6c0c44 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ static int wm8960_register(struct wm8960_priv *wm8960)
 
 	if (wm8960_codec) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "Another WM8960 is registered\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	if (!pdata) {
@@ -843,7 +844,7 @@ static int wm8960_register(struct wm8960_priv *wm8960)
 	ret = wm8960_reset(codec);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "Failed to issue reset\n");
-		return ret;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	wm8960_dai.dev = codec->dev;
@@ -877,17 +878,22 @@ static int wm8960_register(struct wm8960_priv *wm8960)
 	ret = snd_soc_register_codec(codec);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "Failed to register codec: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	ret = snd_soc_register_dai(&wm8960_dai);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "Failed to register DAI: %d\n", ret);
-		snd_soc_unregister_codec(codec);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_codec;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_codec:
+	snd_soc_unregister_codec(codec);
+err:
+	kfree(wm8960);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void wm8960_unregister(struct wm8960_priv *wm8960)