diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-aspeed.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-aspeed.c
index f5d973783cbe..d317626feb4a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-aspeed.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-aspeed.c
@@ -560,12 +560,14 @@ static int aspeed_sdc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		cpdev = of_platform_device_create(child, NULL, &pdev->dev);
 		if (!cpdev) {
 			ret = -ENODEV;
-			goto err_clk;
+			goto err_children;
 		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_children:
+	device_for_each_child_reverse(&pdev->dev, NULL, of_platform_device_destroy);
 err_clk:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(sdc->clk);
 	return ret;
@@ -575,6 +577,7 @@ static void aspeed_sdc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct aspeed_sdc *sdc = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 
+	device_for_each_child_reverse(&pdev->dev, NULL, of_platform_device_destroy);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(sdc->clk);
 }