diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
index 1c183827cb9e..b9ade881c81c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
@@ -2109,8 +2109,10 @@ static int nicvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	}
 
 	err = pci_enable_device(pdev);
-	if (err)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, err, "Failed to enable PCI device\n");
+	if (err) {
+		err = dev_err_probe(dev, err, "Failed to enable PCI device\n");
+		goto err_put_ptp;
+	}
 
 	err = pci_request_regions(pdev, DRV_NAME);
 	if (err) {
@@ -2264,6 +2266,8 @@ static int nicvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 err_disable_device:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
+err_put_ptp:
+	cavium_ptp_put(ptp_clock);
 	return err;
 }