diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c
index 0a728ca2c494..0eeee26893f3 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ int mhi_register_controller(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 	if (mhi_cntrl->edl_trigger) {
 		ret = sysfs_create_file(&mhi_dev->dev.kobj, &dev_attr_trigger_edl.attr);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_release_dev;
+			goto err_del_dev;
 	}
 
 	mhi_cntrl->mhi_dev = mhi_dev;
@@ -1039,6 +1039,8 @@ int mhi_register_controller(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_del_dev:
+	device_del(&mhi_dev->dev);
 err_release_dev:
 	put_device(&mhi_dev->dev);
 error_setup_irq: