diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
index c26fbe5f22221..9c084f64f7dba 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
@@ -2217,6 +2217,7 @@ static int atmci_init_slot(struct atmel_mci *host,
 {
 	struct mmc_host			*mmc;
 	struct atmel_mci_slot		*slot;
+	int ret;
 
 	mmc = mmc_alloc_host(sizeof(struct atmel_mci_slot), &host->pdev->dev);
 	if (!mmc)
@@ -2300,11 +2301,13 @@ static int atmci_init_slot(struct atmel_mci *host,
 
 	host->slot[id] = slot;
 	mmc_regulator_get_supply(mmc);
-	mmc_add_host(mmc);
+	ret = mmc_add_host(mmc);
+	if (ret) {
+		mmc_free_host(mmc);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	if (gpio_is_valid(slot->detect_pin)) {
-		int ret;
-
 		timer_setup(&slot->detect_timer, atmci_detect_change, 0);
 
 		ret = request_irq(gpio_to_irq(slot->detect_pin),