diff --git a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
index fa80f35..f6cd34a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -4668,12 +4668,15 @@
 		thinkpad_acpi_module_exit();
 		return ret;
 	}
+	tp_features.platform_drv_registered = 1;
+
 	ret = tpacpi_create_driver_attributes(&tpacpi_pdriver.driver);
 	if (ret) {
 		printk(IBM_ERR "unable to create sysfs driver attributes\n");
 		thinkpad_acpi_module_exit();
 		return ret;
 	}
+	tp_features.platform_drv_attrs_registered = 1;
 
 
 	/* Device initialization */
@@ -4756,8 +4759,11 @@
 	if (tpacpi_pdev)
 		platform_device_unregister(tpacpi_pdev);
 
-	tpacpi_remove_driver_attributes(&tpacpi_pdriver.driver);
-	platform_driver_unregister(&tpacpi_pdriver);
+	if (tp_features.platform_drv_attrs_registered)
+		tpacpi_remove_driver_attributes(&tpacpi_pdriver.driver);
+
+	if (tp_features.platform_drv_registered)
+		platform_driver_unregister(&tpacpi_pdriver);
 
 	if (proc_dir)
 		remove_proc_entry(IBM_PROC_DIR, acpi_root_dir);