diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
index b7904da51b23..92e201e81fbd 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
@@ -171,13 +171,11 @@ static struct lcd_ops cr_lcd_ops = {
 
 static int cr_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct backlight_device *bdp;
+	struct lcd_device *ldp;
 	struct cr_panel *crp;
 	u8 dev_en;
 
-	crp = kzalloc(sizeof(*crp), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (crp == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	lpc_dev = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL,
 					CRVML_DEVICE_LPC, NULL);
 	if (!lpc_dev) {
@@ -193,27 +191,34 @@ static int cr_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	crp->cr_backlight_device = backlight_device_register("cr-backlight",
-							     &pdev->dev, NULL,
-							     &cr_backlight_ops);
-	if (IS_ERR(crp->cr_backlight_device)) {
+	bdp = backlight_device_register("cr-backlight",
+					&pdev->dev, NULL, &cr_backlight_ops);
+	if (IS_ERR(bdp)) {
 		pci_dev_put(lpc_dev);
-		return PTR_ERR(crp->cr_backlight_device);
+		return PTR_ERR(bdp);
 	}
 
-	crp->cr_lcd_device = lcd_device_register("cr-lcd",
-							&pdev->dev, NULL,
-							&cr_lcd_ops);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(crp->cr_lcd_device)) {
+	ldp = lcd_device_register("cr-lcd", &pdev->dev, NULL, &cr_lcd_ops);
+	if (IS_ERR(ldp)) {
+		backlight_device_unregister(bdp);
 		pci_dev_put(lpc_dev);
-		return PTR_ERR(crp->cr_backlight_device);
+		return PTR_ERR(bdp);
 	}
 
 	pci_read_config_dword(lpc_dev, CRVML_REG_GPIOBAR,
 			      &gpio_bar);
 	gpio_bar &= ~0x3F;
 
+	crp = kzalloc(sizeof(*crp), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!crp) {
+		lcd_device_unregister(ldp);
+		backlight_device_unregister(bdp);
+		pci_dev_put(lpc_dev);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	crp->cr_backlight_device = bdp;
+	crp->cr_lcd_device = ldp;
 	crp->cr_backlight_device->props.power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	crp->cr_backlight_device->props.brightness = 0;
 	crp->cr_backlight_device->props.max_brightness = 0;