{
        unsigned int i, j;
        unsigned long ioaddress;
+       int retval;
 
        /* io address */
        brd->board_type = board_type;
        brd->nports = mxser_numports[board_type - 1];
        ioaddress = pci_resource_start(pdev, 2);
-       pci_request_region(pdev, 2, "mxser(IO)");
+       retval = pci_request_region(pdev, 2, "mxser(IO)");
+       if (retval)
+               goto err;
 
        for (i = 0; i < brd->nports; i++)
                brd->ports[i].ioaddr = ioaddress + 8 * i;
 
        /* vector */
        ioaddress = pci_resource_start(pdev, 3);
-       pci_request_region(pdev, 3, "mxser(vector)");
+       retval = pci_request_region(pdev, 3, "mxser(vector)");
+       if (retval)
+               goto err_relio;
        brd->vector = ioaddress;
 
        /* irq */
                brd->ports[i].baud_base = 921600;
        }
        return 0;
+err_relio:
+       pci_release_region(pdev, 2);
+err:
+       return retval;
 }
 
 static int __init mxser_init(void)
                brd->nports = 8;
        else
                brd->nports = 4;
-       request_region(brd->ports[0].ioaddr, 8 * brd->nports, "mxser(IO)");
-       request_region(brd->vector, 1, "mxser(vector)");
+       if (!request_region(brd->ports[0].ioaddr, 8 * brd->nports, "mxser(IO)"))
+               return MXSER_ERR_IOADDR;
+       if (!request_region(brd->vector, 1, "mxser(vector)")) {
+               release_region(brd->ports[0].ioaddr, 8 * brd->nports);
+               return MXSER_ERR_VECTOR;
+       }
        return brd->nports;
 }