thinkpad_acpi_module_exit();
                return ret;
        }
+       tp_features.platform_drv_registered = 1;
+
        ret = tpacpi_create_driver_attributes(&tpacpi_pdriver.driver);
        if (ret) {
                printk(IBM_ERR "unable to create sysfs driver attributes\n");
                thinkpad_acpi_module_exit();
                return ret;
        }
+       tp_features.platform_drv_attrs_registered = 1;
 
 
        /* Device initialization */
        if (tpacpi_pdev)
                platform_device_unregister(tpacpi_pdev);
 
-       tpacpi_remove_driver_attributes(&tpacpi_pdriver.driver);
-       platform_driver_unregister(&tpacpi_pdriver);
+       if (tp_features.platform_drv_attrs_registered)
+               tpacpi_remove_driver_attributes(&tpacpi_pdriver.driver);
+
+       if (tp_features.platform_drv_registered)
+               platform_driver_unregister(&tpacpi_pdriver);
 
        if (proc_dir)
                remove_proc_entry(IBM_PROC_DIR, acpi_root_dir);
 
        u16 wan:1;
        u16 fan_ctrl_status_undef:1;
        u16 input_device_registered:1;
+       u16 platform_drv_registered:1;
+       u16 platform_drv_attrs_registered:1;
 } tp_features;
 
 struct thinkpad_id_data {