diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index b38ebccad42f..0aacc43faefa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ static int msm_drm_init(struct device *dev, struct drm_driver *drv)
 	kfree(priv);
 err_put_drm_dev:
 	drm_dev_put(ddev);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	return ret;
 }