if (ret) {
                        dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get TX DMA capacities: %d\n",
                                ret);
-                       goto out_disable_clk;
+                       goto out_release_dma;
                }
                dma_tx_burst = caps.max_burst;
        }
        if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(master->dma_rx)) {
                if (PTR_ERR(master->dma_rx) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
                        ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
-                       goto out_disable_clk;
+                       goto out_release_dma;
                }
                master->dma_rx = NULL;
                dma_rx_burst = INT_MAX;
                if (ret) {
                        dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get RX DMA capacities: %d\n",
                                ret);
-                       goto out_disable_clk;
+                       goto out_release_dma;
                }
                dma_rx_burst = caps.max_burst;
        }
 
        ret = devm_spi_register_master(&pdev->dev, master);
        if (ret)
-               goto out_disable_clk;
+               goto out_release_dma;
 
        return 0;
 
+out_release_dma:
+       if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(master->dma_rx)) {
+               dma_release_channel(master->dma_rx);
+               master->dma_rx = NULL;
+       }
+       if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(master->dma_tx)) {
+               dma_release_channel(master->dma_tx);
+               master->dma_tx = NULL;
+       }
+
 out_disable_clk:
        clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);