diff --git a/drivers/tty/nozomi.c b/drivers/tty/nozomi.c
index 9a251a1b0d00..6890418a29a4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/nozomi.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/nozomi.c
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ static int nozomi_card_init(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			NOZOMI_NAME, dc);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't request irq %d\n", pdev->irq);
-		goto err_free_kfifo;
+		goto err_free_all_kfifo;
 	}
 
 	DBG1("base_addr: %p", dc->base_addr);
@@ -1432,13 +1432,15 @@ static int nozomi_card_init(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	return 0;
 
 err_free_tty:
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_PORT; ++i) {
+	for (i--; i >= 0; i--) {
 		tty_unregister_device(ntty_driver, dc->index_start + i);
 		tty_port_destroy(&dc->port[i].port);
 	}
 	free_irq(pdev->irq, dc);
+err_free_all_kfifo:
+	i = MAX_PORT;
 err_free_kfifo:
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_PORT; i++)
+	for (i--; i >= PORT_MDM; i--)
 		kfifo_free(&dc->port[i].fifo_ul);
 err_free_sbuf:
 	kfree(dc->send_buf);