diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
index c22ef6483c40..2ab22c567576 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ static int atkbd_probe(struct atkbd *atkbd)
 
 	if (atkbd_skip_getid(atkbd)) {
 		atkbd->id = 0xab83;
-		return 0;
+		goto deactivate_kbd;
 	}
 
 /*
@@ -813,6 +813,7 @@ static int atkbd_probe(struct atkbd *atkbd)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+deactivate_kbd:
 /*
  * Make sure nothing is coming from the keyboard and disturbs our
  * internal state.