ret = snd_soc_new_pcms(socdev, SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX1, SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR1);
        if (ret < 0) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "cs4270: failed to create PCMs\n");
-               return ret;
+               goto error_free_codec;
        }
 
 #ifdef USE_I2C
        ret = i2c_add_driver(&cs4270_i2c_driver);
        if (ret) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "cs4270: failed to attach driver");
-               snd_soc_free_pcms(socdev);
-               return ret;
+               goto error_free_pcms;
        }
 
        /* Did we find a CS4270 on the I2C bus? */
        ret = snd_soc_register_card(socdev);
        if (ret < 0) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "cs4270: failed to register card\n");
-               snd_soc_free_pcms(socdev);
-               return ret;
+               goto error_del_driver;
        }
 
+       return 0;
+
+error_del_driver:
+#ifdef USE_I2C
+       i2c_del_driver(&cs4270_i2c_driver);
+
+error_free_pcms:
+#endif
+       snd_soc_free_pcms(socdev);
+
+error_free_codec:
+       kfree(socdev->codec);
+       socdev->codec = NULL;
+
        return ret;
 }
 
        snd_soc_free_pcms(socdev);
 
 #ifdef USE_I2C
-       if (socdev->codec->control_data)
-               i2c_del_driver(&cs4270_i2c_driver);
+       i2c_del_driver(&cs4270_i2c_driver);
 #endif
 
        kfree(socdev->codec);