diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/hecubafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/hecubafb.c
index bd6b0dec414b..3c3cd45c1908 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/hecubafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/hecubafb.c
@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ static int hecubafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT | FBINFO_VIRTFB;
 
 	info->fbdefio = &hecubafb_defio;
-	fb_deferred_io_init(info);
+	retval = fb_deferred_io_init(info);
+	if (retval)
+		goto err_fbdefio;
 
 	retval = register_framebuffer(info);
 	if (retval < 0)
@@ -270,6 +272,8 @@ static int hecubafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 err_fbreg:
+	fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
+err_fbdefio:
 	framebuffer_release(info);
 err_fballoc:
 	vfree(videomemory);