diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx.c
index 2c86172..113092a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx.c
@@ -3601,6 +3601,21 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct mv88e6xxx_priv_state *mv88e6xxx_alloc_chip(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct mv88e6xxx_priv_state *ps;
+
+	ps = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ps), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ps)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ps->dev = dev;
+
+	mutex_init(&ps->reg_lock);
+
+	return ps;
+}
+
 static const char *mv88e6xxx_drv_probe(struct device *dsa_dev,
 				       struct device *host_dev, int sw_addr,
 				       void **priv)
@@ -3616,32 +3631,30 @@
 	if (!bus)
 		return NULL;
 
+	ps = mv88e6xxx_alloc_chip(dsa_dev);
+	if (!ps)
+		return NULL;
+
 	id = __mv88e6xxx_reg_read(bus, sw_addr, REG_PORT(0), PORT_SWITCH_ID);
 	if (id < 0)
-		return NULL;
+		goto free;
 
 	prod_num = (id & 0xfff0) >> 4;
 	rev = id & 0x000f;
 
 	info = mv88e6xxx_lookup_info(prod_num);
 	if (!info)
-		return NULL;
+		goto free;
 
 	name = info->name;
 
-	ps = devm_kzalloc(dsa_dev, sizeof(*ps), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ps)
-		return NULL;
-
 	ps->bus = bus;
 	ps->sw_addr = sw_addr;
 	ps->info = info;
-	ps->dev = dsa_dev;
-	mutex_init(&ps->reg_lock);
 
 	err = mv88e6xxx_mdio_register(ps, NULL);
 	if (err)
-		return NULL;
+		goto free;
 
 	*priv = ps;
 
@@ -3649,6 +3662,10 @@
 		 prod_num, name, rev);
 
 	return name;
+free:
+	devm_kfree(dsa_dev, ps);
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct dsa_switch_driver mv88e6xxx_switch_driver = {
@@ -3720,14 +3737,12 @@
 	u32 eeprom_len;
 	int err;
 
-	ps = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ps), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ps = mv88e6xxx_alloc_chip(dev);
 	if (!ps)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ps->dev = dev;
 	ps->bus = mdiodev->bus;
 	ps->sw_addr = mdiodev->addr;
-	mutex_init(&ps->reg_lock);
 
 	id = mv88e6xxx_reg_read(ps, REG_PORT(0), PORT_SWITCH_ID);
 	if (id < 0)