diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-atmel-pit.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-atmel-pit.c
index ec8a4376f74f..2fab18fae4fc 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-atmel-pit.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-atmel-pit.c
@@ -180,26 +180,29 @@ static int __init at91sam926x_pit_dt_init(struct device_node *node)
 	data->base = of_iomap(node, 0);
 	if (!data->base) {
 		pr_err("Could not map PIT address\n");
-		return -ENXIO;
+		ret = -ENXIO;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	data->mck = of_clk_get(node, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(data->mck)) {
 		pr_err("Unable to get mck clk\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(data->mck);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->mck);
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(data->mck);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Unable to enable mck\n");
-		return ret;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	/* Get the interrupts property */
 	data->irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(node, 0);
 	if (!data->irq) {
 		pr_err("Unable to get IRQ from DT\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ static int __init at91sam926x_pit_dt_init(struct device_node *node)
 	ret = clocksource_register_hz(&data->clksrc, pit_rate);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Failed to register clocksource\n");
-		return ret;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	/* Set up irq handler */
@@ -236,7 +239,8 @@ static int __init at91sam926x_pit_dt_init(struct device_node *node)
 			  "at91_tick", data);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Unable to setup IRQ\n");
-		return ret;
+		clocksource_unregister(&data->clksrc);
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	/* Set up and register clockevents */
@@ -254,6 +258,10 @@ static int __init at91sam926x_pit_dt_init(struct device_node *node)
 	clockevents_register_device(&data->clkevt);
 
 	return 0;
+
+exit:
+	kfree(data);
+	return ret;
 }
 TIMER_OF_DECLARE(at91sam926x_pit, "atmel,at91sam9260-pit",
 		       at91sam926x_pit_dt_init);