diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c
index e4003f6058eb5..2a988f942b6ca 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c
@@ -763,7 +763,12 @@ static int pxamci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			dev_warn(dev, "gpio_ro and get_ro() both defined\n");
 	}
 
-	mmc_add_host(mmc);
+	ret = mmc_add_host(mmc);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (host->pdata && host->pdata->exit)
+			host->pdata->exit(dev, mmc);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	return 0;