diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
index b99adaaeee153..87fb343f28a3c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
@@ -1090,24 +1090,25 @@ remove_all_visor_devices(void)
 	}
 }
 
-void
+int
 chipset_bus_create(struct visor_device *dev)
 {
-	int rc;
+	int err;
 	u32 bus_no = dev->chipset_bus_no;
 
 	POSTCODE_LINUX(BUS_CREATE_ENTRY_PC, 0, bus_no, DIAG_SEVERITY_PRINT);
-	rc = create_bus_instance(dev);
+	err = create_bus_instance(dev);
 	POSTCODE_LINUX(BUS_CREATE_EXIT_PC, 0, bus_no, DIAG_SEVERITY_PRINT);
 
-	if (rc < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
 		POSTCODE_LINUX(BUS_CREATE_FAILURE_PC, 0, bus_no,
 			       DIAG_SEVERITY_ERR);
-	else
-		POSTCODE_LINUX(CHIPSET_INIT_SUCCESS_PC, 0, bus_no,
-			       DIAG_SEVERITY_PRINT);
+		return err;
+	}
 
-	bus_create_response(dev, rc);
+	bus_create_response(dev, err);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_private.h b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_private.h
index fdccfcb0d1b13..597c2dea3c51b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_private.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_private.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * command line
  */
 
-void chipset_bus_create(struct visor_device *bus_info);
+int chipset_bus_create(struct visor_device *bus_info);
 void chipset_bus_destroy(struct visor_device *bus_info);
 void chipset_device_create(struct visor_device *dev_info);
 void chipset_device_destroy(struct visor_device *dev_info);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
index d617ba1445ab5..d7ddf55f97c1e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
@@ -656,11 +656,17 @@ bus_create(struct controlvm_message *inmsg)
 	bus_info->visorchannel = visorchannel;
 
 	/* Response will be handled by chipset_bus_create */
-	chipset_bus_create(bus_info);
+	err = chipset_bus_create(bus_info);
+	/* If error chipset_bus_create didn't respond, need to respond here */
+	if (err)
+		goto err_destroy_channel;
 
 	POSTCODE_LINUX(BUS_CREATE_EXIT_PC, 0, bus_no, DIAG_SEVERITY_PRINT);
 	return 0;
 
+err_destroy_channel:
+	visorchannel_destroy(visorchannel);
+
 err_free_pending_msg:
 	kfree(bus_info->pending_msg_hdr);