diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mtk_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mtk_nand.c
index 3a2b80193739..53fc19e1dc5b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mtk_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/mtk_nand.c
@@ -1480,8 +1480,10 @@ static int mtk_nfc_nand_chips_init(struct device *dev, struct mtk_nfc *nfc)
 
 	for_each_child_of_node_scoped(np, nand_np) {
 		ret = mtk_nfc_nand_chip_init(dev, nfc, nand_np);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			mtk_nfc_nand_chips_cleanup(nfc);
 			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;