diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c b/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c
index 0e16490eb3a10b..5365199a31f419 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ static int i2c_demux_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 err_rollback_available:
 	device_remove_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_available_masters);
 err_rollback:
+	i2c_demux_deactivate_master(priv);
 	for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
 		of_node_put(priv->chan[j].parent_np);
 		of_changeset_destroy(&priv->chan[j].chgset);