diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
index ef53bdfbcbb247..aac9336e8153b2 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
@@ -458,7 +458,9 @@ int ata_tlink_add(struct ata_link *link)
 		goto tlink_err;
 	}
 
-	transport_add_device(dev);
+	error = transport_add_device(dev);
+	if (error)
+		goto tlink_transport_err;
 	transport_configure_device(dev);
 
 	ata_for_each_dev(ata_dev, link, ALL) {
@@ -473,6 +475,7 @@ int ata_tlink_add(struct ata_link *link)
 		ata_tdev_delete(ata_dev);
 	}
 	transport_remove_device(dev);
+  tlink_transport_err:
 	device_del(dev);
   tlink_err:
 	transport_destroy_device(dev);