static int talitos_register_rng(struct device *dev)
 {
        struct talitos_private *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+       int err;
 
        priv->rng.name          = dev_driver_string(dev),
        priv->rng.init          = talitos_rng_init,
        priv->rng.data_read     = talitos_rng_data_read,
        priv->rng.priv          = (unsigned long)dev;
 
-       return hwrng_register(&priv->rng);
+       err = hwrng_register(&priv->rng);
+       if (!err)
+               priv->rng_registered = true;
+
+       return err;
 }
 
 static void talitos_unregister_rng(struct device *dev)
 {
        struct talitos_private *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+       if (!priv->rng_registered)
+               return;
+
        hwrng_unregister(&priv->rng);
+       priv->rng_registered = false;
 }
 
 /*
        if (hw_supports(dev, DESC_HDR_SEL0_RNG))
                talitos_unregister_rng(dev);
 
-       for (i = 0; i < priv->num_channels; i++)
+       for (i = 0; priv->chan && i < priv->num_channels; i++)
                kfree(priv->chan[i].fifo);
 
        kfree(priv->chan);