diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/fsl_elbc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/fsl_elbc_nand.c
index d28df991c73c..51f0b340bc0d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/fsl_elbc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/fsl_elbc_nand.c
@@ -813,8 +813,6 @@ static int fsl_elbc_chip_remove(struct fsl_elbc_mtd *priv)
 	struct fsl_elbc_fcm_ctrl *elbc_fcm_ctrl = priv->ctrl->nand;
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = nand_to_mtd(&priv->chip);
 
-	nand_release(mtd);
-
 	kfree(mtd->name);
 
 	if (priv->vbase)
@@ -926,15 +924,20 @@ static int fsl_elbc_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* First look for RedBoot table or partitions on the command
 	 * line, these take precedence over device tree information */
-	mtd_device_parse_register(mtd, part_probe_types, NULL,
-				  NULL, 0);
+	ret = mtd_device_parse_register(mtd, part_probe_types, NULL, NULL, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		goto cleanup_nand;
 
 	pr_info("eLBC NAND device at 0x%llx, bank %d\n",
 		(unsigned long long)res.start, priv->bank);
+
 	return 0;
 
+cleanup_nand:
+	nand_cleanup(&priv->chip);
 err:
 	fsl_elbc_chip_remove(priv);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -942,7 +945,9 @@ static int fsl_elbc_nand_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct fsl_elbc_fcm_ctrl *elbc_fcm_ctrl = fsl_lbc_ctrl_dev->nand;
 	struct fsl_elbc_mtd *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct mtd_info *mtd = nand_to_mtd(&priv->chip);
 
+	nand_release(mtd);
 	fsl_elbc_chip_remove(priv);
 
 	mutex_lock(&fsl_elbc_nand_mutex);