diff --git a/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-main.c b/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-main.c
index 44d8fe8b220e..9b1a650ed055 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-main.c
@@ -1243,6 +1243,8 @@ static int __init smsdvb_module_init(void)
 	smsdvb_debugfs_register();
 
 	rc = smscore_register_hotplug(smsdvb_hotplug);
+	if (rc)
+		smsdvb_debugfs_unregister();
 
 	pr_debug("\n");