diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 88e32f638f336a..c916cbe3e0997f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5573,8 +5573,10 @@ struct ata_host *ata_host_alloc(struct device *dev, int max_ports)
 	if (!host)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!devres_open_group(dev, NULL, GFP_KERNEL))
-		goto err_free;
+	if (!devres_open_group(dev, NULL, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		kfree(host);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	dr = devres_alloc(ata_devres_release, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dr)
@@ -5606,8 +5608,6 @@ struct ata_host *ata_host_alloc(struct device *dev, int max_ports)
 
  err_out:
 	devres_release_group(dev, NULL);
- err_free:
-	kfree(host);
 	return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_host_alloc);