diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
index da1ef0b1c291..b1accfba017d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
@@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ static int gpio_exar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mutex_init(&exar_gpio->lock);
 
 	index = ida_simple_get(&ida_index, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (index < 0)
-		goto err_destroy;
+	if (index < 0) {
+		ret = index;
+		goto err_mutex_destroy;
+	}
 
 	sprintf(exar_gpio->name, "exar_gpio%d", index);
 	exar_gpio->gpio_chip.label = exar_gpio->name;
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ static int gpio_exar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err_destroy:
 	ida_simple_remove(&ida_index, index);
+err_mutex_destroy:
 	mutex_destroy(&exar_gpio->lock);
 	return ret;
 }