diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index b3bc30a04ed7c..3d87fadaa160d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -824,8 +824,11 @@ struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
 
 	if (nvmem->nkeepout) {
 		rval = nvmem_validate_keepouts(nvmem);
-		if (rval)
-			goto err_put_device;
+		if (rval) {
+			ida_free(&nvmem_ida, nvmem->id);
+			kfree(nvmem);
+			return ERR_PTR(rval);
+		}
 	}
 
 	dev_dbg(&nvmem->dev, "Registering nvmem device %s\n", config->name);