mutex_lock(&devices_lock);
        devices[minor] = NULL;
        mutex_unlock(&devices_lock);
-       
+
        if (device->open) {
                hid_hw_close(device->hid);
                wake_up_interruptible(&device->wait);
 
        if (retval < 0) {
                pr_warn("can't get major number\n");
-               return retval;
+               goto error;
        }
 
        cdev_init(&roccat_cdev, &roccat_ops);
-       cdev_add(&roccat_cdev, dev_id, ROCCAT_MAX_DEVICES);
+       retval = cdev_add(&roccat_cdev, dev_id, ROCCAT_MAX_DEVICES);
 
+       if (retval < 0) {
+               pr_warn("cannot add cdev\n");
+               goto cleanup_alloc_chrdev_region;
+       }
        return 0;
+
+
+ cleanup_alloc_chrdev_region:
+       unregister_chrdev_region(dev_id, ROCCAT_MAX_DEVICES);
+ error:
+       return retval;
 }
 
 static void __exit roccat_exit(void)