diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
index 764c980507be..1957b27c4cf3 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
@@ -1407,9 +1407,9 @@ static int qcom_smd_parse_edge(struct device *dev,
 		edge->name = node->name;
 
 	irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(node, 0);
-	if (irq < 0) {
+	if (!irq) {
 		dev_err(dev, "required smd interrupt missing\n");
-		ret = irq;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto put_node;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
index 3ede25b1f2e4..905ac7910c98 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static struct rpmsg_device *rpmsg_virtio_add_ctrl_dev(struct virtio_device *vdev
 
 	err = rpmsg_ctrldev_register_device(rpdev_ctrl);
 	if (err) {
-		kfree(vch);
+		/* vch will be free in virtio_rpmsg_release_device() */
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static void rpmsg_virtio_del_ctrl_dev(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev_ctrl)
 {
 	if (!rpdev_ctrl)
 		return;
-	kfree(to_virtio_rpmsg_channel(rpdev_ctrl));
+	device_unregister(&rpdev_ctrl->dev);
 }
 
 static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
@@ -973,7 +973,8 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 		err = rpmsg_ns_register_device(rpdev_ns);
 		if (err)
-			goto free_vch;
+			/* vch will be free in virtio_rpmsg_release_device() */
+			goto free_ctrldev;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -997,8 +998,6 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	return 0;
 
-free_vch:
-	kfree(vch);
 free_ctrldev:
 	rpmsg_virtio_del_ctrl_dev(rpdev_ctrl);
 free_coherent: