diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index 691eeea..4c28e1a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -371,12 +371,13 @@
 	if (cpu->hotpluggable)
 		cpu->dev.groups = hotplugable_cpu_attr_groups;
 	error = device_register(&cpu->dev);
-	if (!error)
-		per_cpu(cpu_sys_devices, num) = &cpu->dev;
-	if (!error)
-		register_cpu_under_node(num, cpu_to_node(num));
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
-	return error;
+	per_cpu(cpu_sys_devices, num) = &cpu->dev;
+	register_cpu_under_node(num, cpu_to_node(num));
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 struct device *get_cpu_device(unsigned cpu)