diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
index 9d82326c744f..ccc9dbc25813 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
@@ -1907,6 +1907,8 @@ static int uvesafb_init(void)
 			err = 0;
 		}
 	}
+	if (err)
+		cn_del_callback(&uvesafb_cn_id);
 	return err;
 }