V4L2_CID_GAMMA, 0, 0xff, 1, 0x12);
 
        priv->subdev.ctrl_handler = &priv->hdl;
-       if (priv->hdl.error)
-               return priv->hdl.error;
+       if (priv->hdl.error) {
+               ret = priv->hdl.error;
+               goto ectlhdlfree;
+       }
 
        v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster(2, &priv->autogain, 0, true);
        v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster(3, &priv->autowb, 0, true);
        priv->subdev.internal_ops = &ov6650_internal_ops;
 
        ret = v4l2_async_register_subdev(&priv->subdev);
-       if (ret)
-               v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&priv->hdl);
+       if (!ret)
+               return 0;
+ectlhdlfree:
+       v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&priv->hdl);
 
        return ret;
 }