static int init_and_register(struct gb_connection *connection,
                             struct gb_battery *gb)
 {
-       int retval;
-
        // FIXME - get a better (i.e. unique) name
        // FIXME - anything else needs to be set?
        gb->bat.name            = "gb_battery";
        gb->bat.num_properties  = ARRAY_SIZE(battery_props);
        gb->bat.get_property    = get_property;
 
-       retval = power_supply_register(&connection->bundle->intf->dev,
-                                      &gb->bat);
-       if (retval)
-               kfree(gb);
-       return retval;
+       return power_supply_register(&connection->bundle->intf->dev, &gb->bat);
 }
 #else
 static int init_and_register(struct gb_connection *connection,
                             struct gb_battery *gb)
 {
        struct power_supply_config cfg = {};
-       int retval = 0;
 
        cfg.drv_data = gb;
 
 
        gb->bat = power_supply_register(&connection->bundle->intf->dev,
                                        &gb->desc, &cfg);
-       if (IS_ERR(gb->bat)) {
-               retval = PTR_ERR(gb->bat);
-               kfree(gb);
-       }
-       return retval;
+       if (IS_ERR(gb->bat))
+               return PTR_ERR(gb->bat);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 #endif
 
 
        /* Check the version */
        retval = get_version(gb);
-       if (retval) {
+       if (retval)
+               goto out;
+       retval = init_and_register(connection, gb);
+out:
+       if (retval)
                kfree(gb);
-               return retval;
-       }
 
-       return init_and_register(connection, gb);
+       return retval;
 }
 
 static void gb_battery_connection_exit(struct gb_connection *connection)