diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
index 8747569e793d..e45fdc1bf66a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ static int uif_init(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 			err = ubi_add_volume(ubi, ubi->volumes[i]);
 			if (err) {
 				ubi_err(ubi, "cannot add volume %d", i);
+				ubi->volumes[i] = NULL;
 				goto out_volumes;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
index 2e5bd473e5e2..d79323e8ea29 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ int ubi_add_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol)
 	if (err) {
 		ubi_err(ubi, "cannot add character device for volume %d, error %d",
 			vol_id, err);
+		vol_release(&vol->dev);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -592,15 +593,14 @@ int ubi_add_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol)
 	vol->dev.groups = volume_dev_groups;
 	dev_set_name(&vol->dev, "%s_%d", ubi->ubi_name, vol->vol_id);
 	err = device_register(&vol->dev);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_cdev;
+	if (err) {
+		cdev_del(&vol->cdev);
+		put_device(&vol->dev);
+		return err;
+	}
 
 	self_check_volumes(ubi);
 	return err;
-
-out_cdev:
-	cdev_del(&vol->cdev);
-	return err;
 }
 
 /**