{
        struct irq_bypass_producer *tmp;
        struct irq_bypass_consumer *consumer;
+       int ret;
 
        if (!producer->token)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        list_for_each_entry(tmp, &producers, node) {
                if (tmp->token == producer->token) {
-                       mutex_unlock(&lock);
-                       module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-                       return -EBUSY;
+                       ret = -EBUSY;
+                       goto out_err;
                }
        }
 
        list_for_each_entry(consumer, &consumers, node) {
                if (consumer->token == producer->token) {
-                       int ret = __connect(producer, consumer);
-                       if (ret) {
-                               mutex_unlock(&lock);
-                               module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-                               return ret;
-                       }
+                       ret = __connect(producer, consumer);
+                       if (ret)
+                               goto out_err;
                        break;
                }
        }
        mutex_unlock(&lock);
 
        return 0;
+out_err:
+       mutex_unlock(&lock);
+       module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+       return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_bypass_register_producer);