diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index f191c2a75732..4ed485a99c68 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -2915,6 +2915,7 @@ static int __init comedi_init(void)
 		dev = comedi_alloc_board_minor(NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
 			comedi_cleanup_board_minors();
+			class_destroy(comedi_class);
 			cdev_del(&comedi_cdev);
 			unregister_chrdev_region(MKDEV(COMEDI_MAJOR, 0),
 						 COMEDI_NUM_MINORS);