diff --git a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
index e62694f8ef7..a43e1e1822a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
@@ -373,8 +373,13 @@ simscsi_init(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	error = scsi_add_host(host, NULL);
-	if (!error)
-		scsi_scan_host(host);
+	if (error)
+		goto free_host;
+	scsi_scan_host(host);
+	return 0;
+
+ free_host:
+	scsi_host_put(host);
 	return error;
 }