diff --git a/drivers/tee/optee/core.c b/drivers/tee/optee/core.c
index 7c6de0bc382387..04103dc81375e5 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/optee/core.c
+++ b/drivers/tee/optee/core.c
@@ -653,11 +653,6 @@ static struct optee *optee_probe(struct device_node *np)
 	if (optee->sec_caps & OPTEE_SMC_SEC_CAP_DYNAMIC_SHM)
 		pr_info("dynamic shared memory is enabled\n");
 
-	rc = optee_enumerate_devices();
-	if (rc)
-		goto err;
-
-	pr_info("initialized driver\n");
 	return optee;
 err:
 	if (optee) {
@@ -712,9 +707,10 @@ static struct optee *optee_svc;
 
 static int __init optee_driver_init(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *fw_np;
-	struct device_node *np;
-	struct optee *optee;
+	struct device_node *fw_np = NULL;
+	struct device_node *np = NULL;
+	struct optee *optee = NULL;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	/* Node is supposed to be below /firmware */
 	fw_np = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "firmware");
@@ -733,6 +729,14 @@ static int __init optee_driver_init(void)
 	if (IS_ERR(optee))
 		return PTR_ERR(optee);
 
+	rc = optee_enumerate_devices();
+	if (rc) {
+		optee_remove(optee);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	pr_info("initialized driver\n");
+
 	optee_svc = optee;
 
 	optee_bm_enable();