diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_at91.c b/drivers/ata/pata_at91.c
index e9c87274a781..8a66f23af4c4 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_at91.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_at91.c
@@ -407,12 +407,13 @@ static int pata_at91_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	host->private_data = info;
 
-	return ata_host_activate(host, gpio_is_valid(irq) ? gpio_to_irq(irq) : 0,
-			gpio_is_valid(irq) ? ata_sff_interrupt : NULL,
-			irq_flags, &pata_at91_sht);
+	ret = ata_host_activate(host, gpio_is_valid(irq) ? gpio_to_irq(irq) : 0,
+				gpio_is_valid(irq) ? ata_sff_interrupt : NULL,
+				irq_flags, &pata_at91_sht);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_put;
 
-	if (!ret)
-		return 0;
+	return 0;
 
 err_put:
 	clk_put(info->mck);