diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index f57eba0bf253..31b59403b632 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -2481,6 +2481,7 @@ static __devinit int init_ipmi_si(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 		pci_unregister_driver(&ipmi_pci_driver);
 #endif
+		driver_unregister(&ipmi_driver);
 		printk("ipmi_si: Unable to find any System Interface(s)\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	} else {