diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 8c1f343e6d72..c2103151c75e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 7b0576a3d835b4d46ed85d817ce016e90bf293a3
+refs/heads/master: b1a6650406875b9097a032eed89af50682fe1160
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/block/loop.c b/trunk/drivers/block/loop.c
index 6579f69fd7a4..1b1b0c981a85 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1844,11 +1844,15 @@ static int __init loop_init(void)
 		max_part = (1UL << part_shift) - 1;
 	}
 
-	if ((1UL << part_shift) > DISK_MAX_PARTS)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if ((1UL << part_shift) > DISK_MAX_PARTS) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto misc_out;
+	}
 
-	if (max_loop > 1UL << (MINORBITS - part_shift))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (max_loop > 1UL << (MINORBITS - part_shift)) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto misc_out;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If max_loop is specified, create that many devices upfront.
@@ -1866,8 +1870,10 @@ static int __init loop_init(void)
 		range = 1UL << MINORBITS;
 	}
 
-	if (register_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop"))
-		return -EIO;
+	if (register_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop")) {
+		err = -EIO;
+		goto misc_out;
+	}
 
 	blk_register_region(MKDEV(LOOP_MAJOR, 0), range,
 				  THIS_MODULE, loop_probe, NULL, NULL);
@@ -1880,6 +1886,10 @@ static int __init loop_init(void)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "loop: module loaded\n");
 	return 0;
+
+misc_out:
+	misc_deregister(&loop_misc);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int loop_exit_cb(int id, void *ptr, void *data)