diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
index 7905935b9f1b..cf9dc2ddfe66 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
@@ -1483,19 +1483,18 @@ static int qcom_geni_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, port);
 	port->handle_rx = console ? handle_rx_console : handle_rx_uart;
 
-	ret = uart_add_one_port(drv, uport);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	irq_set_status_flags(uport->irq, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 	ret = devm_request_irq(uport->dev, uport->irq, qcom_geni_serial_isr,
 			IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH, port->name, uport);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(uport->dev, "Failed to get IRQ ret %d\n", ret);
-		uart_remove_one_port(drv, uport);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	ret = uart_add_one_port(drv, uport);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	/*
 	 * Set pm_runtime status as ACTIVE so that wakeup_irq gets
 	 * enabled/disabled from dev_pm_arm_wake_irq during system