diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index 49c5451cdfb1..d6dd79541f6a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -1407,8 +1407,7 @@ nouveau_connector_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 		ret = nvif_conn_ctor(&disp->disp, nv_connector->base.name, nv_connector->index,
 				     &nv_connector->conn);
 		if (ret) {
-			kfree(nv_connector);
-			return ERR_PTR(ret);
+			goto drm_conn_err;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1470,4 +1469,9 @@ nouveau_connector_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	drm_connector_register(connector);
 	return connector;
+
+drm_conn_err:
+	drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
+	kfree(nv_connector);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }