diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c b/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
index 740179f42cf21..639f87ba1606b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
@@ -1701,7 +1701,17 @@ static int wbsd_init(struct device *dev, int base, int irq, int dma,
 	 */
 	wbsd_init_device(host);
 
-	mmc_add_host(mmc);
+	ret = mmc_add_host(mmc);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (!pnp)
+			wbsd_chip_poweroff(host);
+
+		wbsd_release_resources(host);
+		wbsd_free_mmc(dev);
+
+		mmc_free_host(mmc);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	pr_info("%s: W83L51xD", mmc_hostname(mmc));
 	if (host->chip_id != 0)