diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
index 82a654fc4db8..4cc0d141db78 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
@@ -940,7 +940,9 @@ static int pcd_init_unit(struct pcd_unit *cd, bool autoprobe, int port,
 
 	cd->present = 1;
 	pcd_probe_capabilities(cd);
-	register_cdrom(cd->disk, &cd->info);
+	ret = register_cdrom(cd->disk, &cd->info);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_pi_release;
 	ret = add_disk(cd->disk);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unreg_cdrom;