diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_at91.c b/drivers/ata/pata_at91.c
index 960c72571395..c6d14090a42b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_at91.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_at91.c
@@ -414,10 +414,13 @@ static int __devinit pata_at91_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	host->private_data = info;
 
-	return ata_host_activate(host, irq ? gpio_to_irq(irq) : 0,
+	ret = ata_host_activate(host, irq ? gpio_to_irq(irq) : 0,
 			irq ? ata_sff_interrupt : NULL,
 			irq_flags, &pata_at91_sht);
 
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
+
 err_put:
 	clk_put(info->mck);
 	return ret;