static int __init hvsi_init(void)
 {
-       int i;
+       int i, ret;
 
        hvsi_driver = alloc_tty_driver(hvsi_count);
        if (!hvsi_driver)
        }
        hvsi_wait = wait_for_state; /* irqs active now */
 
-       if (tty_register_driver(hvsi_driver))
-               panic("Couldn't register hvsi console driver\n");
+       ret = tty_register_driver(hvsi_driver);
+       if (ret) {
+               pr_err("Couldn't register hvsi console driver\n");
+               goto err_free_irq;
+       }
 
        printk(KERN_DEBUG "HVSI: registered %i devices\n", hvsi_count);
 
        return 0;
+err_free_irq:
+       hvsi_wait = poll_for_state;
+       for (i = 0; i < hvsi_count; i++) {
+               struct hvsi_struct *hp = &hvsi_ports[i];
+
+               free_irq(hp->virq, hp);
+       }
+       tty_driver_kref_put(hvsi_driver);
+
+       return ret;
 }
 device_initcall(hvsi_init);