diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
index 4dfc52e067041..7fd02aabd79a4 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
@@ -283,15 +283,22 @@ struct ptp_clock *ptp_clock_register(struct ptp_clock_info *info,
 	/* Create a posix clock and link it to the device. */
 	err = posix_clock_register(&ptp->clock, &ptp->dev);
 	if (err) {
+	        if (ptp->pps_source)
+	                pps_unregister_source(ptp->pps_source);
+
+		kfree(ptp->vclock_index);
+
+		if (ptp->kworker)
+	                kthread_destroy_worker(ptp->kworker);
+
+		put_device(&ptp->dev);
+
 		pr_err("failed to create posix clock\n");
-		goto no_clock;
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
 	return ptp;
 
-no_clock:
-	if (ptp->pps_source)
-		pps_unregister_source(ptp->pps_source);
 no_pps:
 	ptp_cleanup_pin_groups(ptp);
 no_pin_groups: