diff --git a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index e592c481f7ae..b03cb7ae7fd3 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ static int vmbus_bus_init(void)
 	ret = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "hyperv/vmbus:online",
 				hv_synic_init, hv_synic_cleanup);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err_cpuhp;
+		goto err_alloc;
 	hyperv_cpuhp_online = ret;
 
 	ret = vmbus_connect();
@@ -1555,9 +1555,8 @@ static int vmbus_bus_init(void)
 
 err_connect:
 	cpuhp_remove_state(hyperv_cpuhp_online);
-err_cpuhp:
-	hv_synic_free();
 err_alloc:
+	hv_synic_free();
 	if (vmbus_irq == -1) {
 		hv_remove_vmbus_handler();
 	} else {