if (err) {
                        dev_err(&dev->dev, "Failed to allocate irq %d: %d\n",
                                dev->irq, err);
-                       goto exit_release;
+                       priv->features &= ~FEATURE_IRQ;
                }
-               dev_info(&dev->dev, "SMBus using PCI Interrupt\n");
        }
+       dev_info(&dev->dev, "SMBus using %s\n",
+                priv->features & FEATURE_IRQ ? "PCI interrupt" : "polling");
 
        /* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
        priv->adapter.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 exit_free_irq:
        if (priv->features & FEATURE_IRQ)
                free_irq(dev->irq, priv);
-exit_release:
        pci_release_region(dev, SMBBAR);
 exit:
        kfree(priv);