diff --git a/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c b/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c
index 1f968353d479..e180dee0f83d 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c
@@ -530,9 +530,6 @@ struct powercap_zone *powercap_register_zone(
 	power_zone->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!power_zone->name)
 		goto err_name_alloc;
-	dev_set_name(&power_zone->dev, "%s:%x",
-					dev_name(power_zone->dev.parent),
-					power_zone->id);
 	power_zone->constraints = kcalloc(nr_constraints,
 					  sizeof(*power_zone->constraints),
 					  GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -555,9 +552,16 @@ struct powercap_zone *powercap_register_zone(
 	power_zone->dev_attr_groups[0] = &power_zone->dev_zone_attr_group;
 	power_zone->dev_attr_groups[1] = NULL;
 	power_zone->dev.groups = power_zone->dev_attr_groups;
+	dev_set_name(&power_zone->dev, "%s:%x",
+					dev_name(power_zone->dev.parent),
+					power_zone->id);
 	result = device_register(&power_zone->dev);
-	if (result)
-		goto err_dev_ret;
+	if (result) {
+		put_device(&power_zone->dev);
+		mutex_unlock(&control_type->lock);
+
+		return ERR_PTR(result);
+	}
 
 	control_type->nr_zones++;
 	mutex_unlock(&control_type->lock);