diff --git a/drivers/video/gbefb.c b/drivers/video/gbefb.c
index ca3355e430bf..933899dca33a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/gbefb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/gbefb.c
@@ -1143,8 +1143,10 @@ static int __devinit gbefb_probe(struct platform_device *p_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 #ifndef MODULE
-	if (fb_get_options("gbefb", &options))
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (fb_get_options("gbefb", &options)) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_release_framebuffer;
+	}
 	gbefb_setup(options);
 #endif