diff --git a/drivers/net/geneve.c b/drivers/net/geneve.c
index 359d6da7348c..9a9e357fca1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/geneve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/geneve.c
@@ -2045,8 +2045,10 @@ static int geneve_configure(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		geneve_free_dev(dev);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	list_add(&geneve->next, &gn->geneve_list);
 	return 0;