diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c b/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c
index 367f6cb..5f81ddf 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c
@@ -1932,7 +1932,7 @@
 	res.name = f71882fg_pdev->name;
 	err = acpi_check_resource_conflict(&res);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto exit_device_put;
 
 	err = platform_device_add_resources(f71882fg_pdev, &res, 1);
 	if (err) {