diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1672.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1672.c
index 67e816a9a39fdc5c0f64e929f95cc6dbc4fcf58b..dfef1637bfb8a1a69dc1848d75e2b490a458ddaf 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1672.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1672.c
@@ -237,17 +237,22 @@ static int ds1672_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	/* read control register */
 	err = ds1672_get_control(client, &control);
 	if (err)
-		goto exit_detach;
+		goto exit_devreg;
 
 	if (control & DS1672_REG_CONTROL_EOSC)
 		dev_warn(&client->dev, "Oscillator not enabled. "
 					"Set time to enable.\n");
 
 	/* Register sysfs hooks */
-	device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_control);
+	err = device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_control);
+	if (err)
+		goto exit_devreg;
 
 	return 0;
 
+exit_devreg:
+	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
+
 exit_detach:
 	i2c_detach_client(client);
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c
index a44fe4efa216ac372cc8eac8d4e0d18aa6c9a71d..9e1bb3a72f7a1f7a029620ae4730d2687e4ee915 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c
@@ -238,11 +238,19 @@ static int rs5c372_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, rtc);
 
-	device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_trim);
-	device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_osc);
+	err = device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_trim);
+	if (err) goto exit_devreg;
+	err = device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_osc);
+	if (err) goto exit_trim;
 
 	return 0;
 
+exit_trim:
+	device_remove_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_trim);
+
+exit_devreg:
+	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
+
 exit_detach:
 	i2c_detach_client(client);
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-test.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-test.c
index 6ef9c62d5032afa97122331c4754513f9b44b0dc..f50a1b8e160706982f91c5a051abcc88f73d333e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-test.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-test.c
@@ -123,11 +123,18 @@ static int test_probe(struct platform_device *plat_dev)
 		err = PTR_ERR(rtc);
 		return err;
 	}
-	device_create_file(&plat_dev->dev, &dev_attr_irq);
+
+	err = device_create_file(&plat_dev->dev, &dev_attr_irq);
+	if (err)
+		goto err;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(plat_dev, rtc);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int __devexit test_remove(struct platform_device *plat_dev)
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c
index 522c69753bbfb3843b6dccf1c4f922b43e45a666..9a67487d086ba55ab36e202c1e7bbc9f9cf1239d 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c
@@ -562,11 +562,19 @@ static int x1205_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	else
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "couldn't read status\n");
 
-	device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_atrim);
-	device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_dtrim);
+	err = device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_atrim);
+	if (err) goto exit_devreg;
+	err = device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_dtrim);
+	if (err) goto exit_atrim;
 
 	return 0;
 
+exit_atrim:
+	device_remove_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_atrim);
+
+exit_devreg:
+	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
+
 exit_detach:
 	i2c_detach_client(client);