static int gb_connection_bind_protocol(struct gb_connection *connection);
+static void gb_connection_unbind_protocol(struct gb_connection *connection);
 static int gb_connection_init(struct gb_connection *connection);
 
 
 
        ret = gb_connection_hd_cport_enable(connection);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto err_unbind_protocol;
 
        ret = gb_connection_svc_connection_create(connection);
        if (ret)
        gb_connection_svc_connection_destroy(connection);
 err_hd_cport_disable:
        gb_connection_hd_cport_disable(connection);
+err_unbind_protocol:
+       gb_connection_unbind_protocol(connection);
 
        return ret;
 }
 
 static void gb_connection_exit(struct gb_connection *connection)
 {
-       if (!connection->protocol)
-               return;
-
        spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
        if (connection->state != GB_CONNECTION_STATE_ENABLED) {
                spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
        gb_connection_control_disconnected(connection);
        gb_connection_svc_connection_destroy(connection);
        gb_connection_hd_cport_disable(connection);
+       gb_connection_unbind_protocol(connection);
 }
 
 /*
        list_del(&connection->hd_links);
        spin_unlock_irq(&gb_connections_lock);
 
-       if (connection->protocol)
-               gb_protocol_put(connection->protocol);
-       connection->protocol = NULL;
-
        id_map = &connection->hd->cport_id_map;
        ida_simple_remove(id_map, connection->hd_cport_id);
        connection->hd_cport_id = CPORT_ID_BAD;
 {
        struct gb_protocol *protocol;
 
-       /* If we already have a protocol bound here, just return */
-       if (connection->protocol)
-               return 0;
-
        protocol = gb_protocol_get(connection->protocol_id,
                                   connection->major,
                                   connection->minor);
 
        return 0;
 }
+
+static void gb_connection_unbind_protocol(struct gb_connection *connection)
+{
+       struct gb_protocol *protocol = connection->protocol;
+
+       gb_protocol_put(protocol);
+
+       connection->protocol = NULL;
+}