if (IS_ERR(i2c_dev))
                return PTR_ERR(i2c_dev);
 
-       pr_debug("i2c-dev: adapter [%s] registered as minor %d\n",
-                adap->name, adap->nr);
-
        /* register this i2c device with the driver core */
        i2c_dev->class_dev = class_device_create(i2c_dev_class, NULL,
                                                 MKDEV(I2C_MAJOR, adap->nr),
        res = class_device_create_file(i2c_dev->class_dev, &class_device_attr_name);
        if (res)
                goto error_destroy;
+
+       pr_debug("i2c-dev: adapter [%s] registered as minor %d\n",
+                adap->name, adap->nr);
        return 0;
 error_destroy:
        class_device_destroy(i2c_dev_class, MKDEV(I2C_MAJOR, adap->nr));
        struct i2c_dev *i2c_dev;
 
        i2c_dev = i2c_dev_get_by_minor(adap->nr);
-       if (!i2c_dev)
-               return -ENODEV;
+       if (!i2c_dev) /* attach_adapter must have failed */
+               return 0;
 
        class_device_remove_file(i2c_dev->class_dev, &class_device_attr_name);
        return_i2c_dev(i2c_dev);