diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_pas.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_pas.c
index fb633c2b823d..507c7008663f 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_pas.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_pas.c
@@ -245,17 +245,14 @@ static int qcom_pas_load(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
 		ret = qcom_mdt_pas_load(pas->dtb_pas_ctx, pas->dtb_firmware,
 					pas->dtb_firmware_name, (__force void *)pas->dtb_mem_region,
 					&pas->dtb_mem_reloc);
-		if (ret)
-			goto release_dtb_metadata;
+		if (ret) {
+			qcom_pas_metadata_release(pas->dtb_pas_ctx);
+			release_firmware(pas->dtb_firmware);
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-
-release_dtb_metadata:
-	qcom_pas_metadata_release(pas->dtb_pas_ctx);
-	release_firmware(pas->dtb_firmware);
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static void qcom_pas_unmap_carveout(struct rproc *rproc, phys_addr_t mem_phys, size_t size)