diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/allegro-dvt/allegro-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/allegro-dvt/allegro-core.c
index 7dffea2ad88a..4994a2e65fed 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/allegro-dvt/allegro-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/allegro-dvt/allegro-core.c
@@ -3914,6 +3914,7 @@ static int allegro_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		v4l2_err(&dev->v4l2_dev,
 			 "failed to request firmware: %d\n", ret);
+		v4l2_device_unregister(&dev->v4l2_dev);
 		return ret;
 	}