diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
index 2b84db59ab3c..7779f8e50256 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
@@ -1873,6 +1873,7 @@ static int i801_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		"SMBus I801 adapter at %04lx", priv->smba);
 	err = i2c_add_adapter(&priv->adapter);
 	if (err) {
+		platform_device_unregister(priv->tco_pdev);
 		i801_acpi_remove(priv);
 		return err;
 	}