diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lmc/lmc_main.c b/drivers/net/wan/lmc/lmc_main.c
index 0e6a51525d9134..f3deb2a2fa47da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lmc/lmc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lmc/lmc_main.c
@@ -912,6 +912,8 @@ static int lmc_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
         break;
     default:
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: LMC UNKNOWN CARD!\n", dev->name);
+	unregister_hdlc_device(dev);
+	return -EIO;
         break;
     }