diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 42fed40198a0fb77981e90236c465c9a12bff218..c0c3043b5d6119adb0b1345c17f4dd6025b37036 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1169,11 +1169,13 @@ static int i2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Init DMA config if supported */
 	ret = i2c_imx_dma_request(i2c_imx, phy_addr);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto clk_notifier_unregister;
+		goto del_adapter;
 
 	dev_info(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev, "IMX I2C adapter registered\n");
 	return 0;   /* Return OK */
 
+del_adapter:
+	i2c_del_adapter(&i2c_imx->adapter);
 clk_notifier_unregister:
 	clk_notifier_unregister(i2c_imx->clk, &i2c_imx->clk_change_nb);
 rpm_disable: