diff --git a/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-main.c b/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-main.c
index 88f90dfd368b1..ae17407e477a4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-main.c
@@ -1169,12 +1169,15 @@ static int smsdvb_hotplug(struct smscore_device_t *coredev,
 	rc = dvb_create_media_graph(&client->adapter, true);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		pr_err("dvb_create_media_graph failed %d\n", rc);
-		goto client_error;
+		goto media_graph_error;
 	}
 
 	pr_info("DVB interface registered.\n");
 	return 0;
 
+media_graph_error:
+	smsdvb_debugfs_release(client);
+
 client_error:
 	dvb_unregister_frontend(&client->frontend);