diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-mxs.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-mxs.c
index a22180803bd7d..558dc1de8f5d5 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-mxs.c
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ static int mxs_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* FIXME: Only do this if the PWM isn't already running */
+	ret = stmp_reset_block(mxs->base);
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "failed to reset PWM\n");
+
 	ret = pwmchip_add(&mxs->chip);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to add pwm chip %d\n", ret);
@@ -153,15 +158,7 @@ static int mxs_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mxs);
 
-	ret = stmp_reset_block(mxs->base);
-	if (ret)
-		goto pwm_remove;
-
 	return 0;
-
-pwm_remove:
-	pwmchip_remove(&mxs->chip);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int mxs_pwm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)