diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
index 6ddbc773330e..e04545295240 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
@@ -1398,17 +1398,22 @@ struct coresight_device *coresight_register(struct coresight_desc *desc)
 	registered = true;
 
 	ret = coresight_create_conns_sysfs_group(csdev);
-	if (!ret)
-		ret = coresight_fixup_orphan_conns(csdev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	ret = coresight_fixup_orphan_conns(csdev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&coresight_mutex);
+
+	if (cti_assoc_ops && cti_assoc_ops->add)
+		cti_assoc_ops->add(csdev);
+
+	return csdev;
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&coresight_mutex);
-	/* Success */
-	if (!ret) {
-		if (cti_assoc_ops && cti_assoc_ops->add)
-			cti_assoc_ops->add(csdev);
-		return csdev;
-	}
 
 	/* Unregister the device if needed */
 	if (registered) {