diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
index e74cf09eeff0..9544b8ee0c96 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
@@ -2186,11 +2186,16 @@ int rio_register_mport(struct rio_mport *port)
 	atomic_set(&port->state, RIO_DEVICE_RUNNING);
 
 	res = device_register(&port->dev);
-	if (res)
+	if (res) {
 		dev_err(&port->dev, "RIO: mport%d registration failed ERR=%d\n",
 			port->id, res);
-	else
+		mutex_lock(&rio_mport_list_lock);
+		list_del(&port->node);
+		mutex_unlock(&rio_mport_list_lock);
+		put_device(&port->dev);
+	} else {
 		dev_dbg(&port->dev, "RIO: registered mport%d\n", port->id);
+	}
 
 	return res;
 }