diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c
index 544c94e86b89..1eac35838040 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c
@@ -485,6 +485,8 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, ali1535_ids);
 
 static int ali1535_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (ali1535_setup(dev)) {
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev,
 			"ALI1535 not detected, module not inserted.\n");
@@ -496,7 +498,15 @@ static int ali1535_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	snprintf(ali1535_adapter.name, sizeof(ali1535_adapter.name),
 		"SMBus ALI1535 adapter at %04x", ali1535_offset);
-	return i2c_add_adapter(&ali1535_adapter);
+	ret = i2c_add_adapter(&ali1535_adapter);
+	if (ret)
+		goto release_region;
+
+	return 0;
+
+release_region:
+	release_region(ali1535_smba, ALI1535_SMB_IOSIZE);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void ali1535_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)