diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c
index d2e13fcb6bab..d669ea4eb3eb 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ static int btqcomsmd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 hci_free_dev:
+	rpmsg_destroy_ept(btq->cmd_channel);
+	rpmsg_destroy_ept(btq->acl_channel);
 	hci_free_dev(hdev);
+	return ret;
 destroy_cmd_channel:
 	rpmsg_destroy_ept(btq->cmd_channel);
 destroy_acl_channel:
@@ -202,10 +205,11 @@ static void btqcomsmd_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct btqcomsmd *btq = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	hci_unregister_dev(btq->hdev);
-	hci_free_dev(btq->hdev);
 
 	rpmsg_destroy_ept(btq->cmd_channel);
 	rpmsg_destroy_ept(btq->acl_channel);
+
+	hci_free_dev(btq->hdev);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id btqcomsmd_of_match[] = {