diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
index c20d54088c8c..8c55b538deef 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
@@ -315,12 +315,12 @@ static int virtbt_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	err = virtio_find_vqs(vdev, VIRTBT_NUM_VQS, vbt->vqs, vqs_info, NULL);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_free_vbt;
 
 	hdev = hci_alloc_dev();
 	if (!hdev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto failed;
+		goto err_del_vqs;
 	}
 
 	vbt->hdev = hdev;
@@ -390,20 +390,25 @@ static int virtbt_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	if (hci_register_dev(hdev) < 0) {
 		hci_free_dev(hdev);
 		err = -EBUSY;
-		goto failed;
+		goto err_del_vqs;
 	}
 
 	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
 	err = virtbt_open_vdev(vbt);
-	if (err)
-		goto open_failed;
+	if (err) {
+		hci_unregister_dev(hdev);
+		virtio_reset_device(vdev);
+		virtbt_close_vdev(vbt);
+		hci_free_dev(hdev);
+		goto err_del_vqs;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 
-open_failed:
-	hci_free_dev(hdev);
-failed:
+err_del_vqs:
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
+err_free_vbt:
+	kfree(vbt);
 	return err;
 }