diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
index b818a8da1215..979cf79d3799 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
@@ -711,9 +711,15 @@ int peripheral_request_list(unsigned short per[], const char *label)
 	int ret;
 
 	for (cnt = 0; per[cnt] != 0; cnt++) {
+
 		ret = peripheral_request(per[cnt], label);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			for ( ; cnt > 0; cnt--) {
+				peripheral_free(per[cnt - 1]);
+			}
+		return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf548/gpio.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf548/gpio.c
index c073ab36066d..f3b9deacd332 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf548/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf548/gpio.c
@@ -212,11 +212,18 @@ int peripheral_request_list(unsigned short per[], const char *label)
 	int ret;
 
 	for (cnt = 0; per[cnt] != 0; cnt++) {
+
 		ret = peripheral_request(per[cnt], label);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			for ( ; cnt > 0; cnt--) {
+				peripheral_free(per[cnt - 1]);
+			}
+		return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(peripheral_request_list);