(st_gdata->list[i]->priv_data, err);
                        pr_info("protocol %d's cb sent %d\n", i, err);
                        if (err) { /* cleanup registered protocol */
-                               st_gdata->protos_registered--;
                                st_gdata->is_registered[i] = false;
+                               if (st_gdata->protos_registered)
+                                       st_gdata->protos_registered--;
                        }
                }
        }
                return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
        }
 
-       st_gdata->protos_registered--;
+       if (st_gdata->protos_registered)
+               st_gdata->protos_registered--;
+
        remove_channel_from_table(st_gdata, proto);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 
-       /* paranoid check */
-       if (st_gdata->protos_registered < ST_EMPTY)
-               st_gdata->protos_registered = ST_EMPTY;
-
        if ((st_gdata->protos_registered == ST_EMPTY) &&
            (!test_bit(ST_REG_PENDING, &st_gdata->st_state))) {
                pr_info(" all chnl_ids unregistered ");