diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
index 631564d0bd46..38c8b8bfc428 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
@@ -1657,8 +1657,8 @@ static int gpmi_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	release_resources(this);
 exit_acquire_resources:
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-	kfree(this);
 	dev_err(this->dev, "driver registration failed: %d\n", ret);
+	kfree(this);
 
 	return ret;
 }