diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c b/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
index 9c5338396d7e..ab0e26cbdba0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	err = ak8975_setup(client);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "AK8975 initialization fails\n");
-		goto exit_gpio;
+		goto exit_free_iio;
 	}
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);