diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
index 39a47540c590..eb09d2e9b32a 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ init_rmem:
 			dev_err(dev,
 				"Timed out waiting for %s core to power up!\n",
 				rproc->name);
-			return ret;
+			goto err_powerup;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1348,6 +1348,7 @@ err_split:
 		}
 	}
 
+err_powerup:
 	rproc_del(rproc);
 err_add:
 	k3_r5_reserved_mem_exit(kproc);