diff --git a/drivers/char/mxser.c b/drivers/char/mxser.c
index 3fc89da856ae..9d243de795df 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mxser.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mxser.c
@@ -2339,20 +2339,11 @@ struct tty_port_operations mxser_port_ops = {
  * The MOXA Smartio/Industio serial driver boot-time initialization code!
  */
 
-static void mxser_release_res(struct mxser_board *brd, struct pci_dev *pdev,
-		unsigned int irq)
+static void mxser_release_ISA_res(struct mxser_board *brd)
 {
-	if (irq)
-		free_irq(brd->irq, brd);
-	if (pdev != NULL) {	/* PCI */
-#ifdef CONFIG_PCI
-		pci_release_region(pdev, 2);
-		pci_release_region(pdev, 3);
-#endif
-	} else {
-		release_region(brd->ports[0].ioaddr, 8 * brd->info->nports);
-		release_region(brd->vector, 1);
-	}
+	free_irq(brd->irq, brd);
+	release_region(brd->ports[0].ioaddr, 8 * brd->info->nports);
+	release_region(brd->vector, 1);
 }
 
 static int __devinit mxser_initbrd(struct mxser_board *brd,
@@ -2397,13 +2388,11 @@ static int __devinit mxser_initbrd(struct mxser_board *brd,
 
 	retval = request_irq(brd->irq, mxser_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED, "mxser",
 			brd);
-	if (retval) {
+	if (retval)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Board %s: Request irq failed, IRQ (%d) may "
 			"conflict with another device.\n",
 			brd->info->name, brd->irq);
-		/* We hold resources, we need to release them. */
-		mxser_release_res(brd, pdev, 0);
-	}
+
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -2555,7 +2544,7 @@ static int __devinit mxser_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	ioaddress = pci_resource_start(pdev, 2);
 	retval = pci_request_region(pdev, 2, "mxser(IO)");
 	if (retval)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_dis;
 
 	brd->info = &mxser_cards[ent->driver_data];
 	for (i = 0; i < brd->info->nports; i++)
@@ -2565,7 +2554,7 @@ static int __devinit mxser_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	ioaddress = pci_resource_start(pdev, 3);
 	retval = pci_request_region(pdev, 3, "mxser(vector)");
 	if (retval)
-		goto err_relio;
+		goto err_zero;
 	brd->vector = ioaddress;
 
 	/* irq */
@@ -2608,7 +2597,7 @@ static int __devinit mxser_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	/* mxser_initbrd will hook ISR. */
 	retval = mxser_initbrd(brd, pdev);
 	if (retval)
-		goto err_null;
+		goto err_rel3;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < brd->info->nports; i++)
 		tty_register_device(mxvar_sdriver, brd->idx + i, &pdev->dev);
@@ -2616,10 +2605,13 @@ static int __devinit mxser_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, brd);
 
 	return 0;
-err_relio:
-	pci_release_region(pdev, 2);
-err_null:
+err_rel3:
+	pci_release_region(pdev, 3);
+err_zero:
 	brd->info = NULL;
+	pci_release_region(pdev, 2);
+err_dis:
+	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 err:
 	return retval;
 #else
@@ -2629,14 +2621,19 @@ static int __devinit mxser_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 static void __devexit mxser_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 	struct mxser_board *brd = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < brd->info->nports; i++)
 		tty_unregister_device(mxvar_sdriver, brd->idx + i);
 
-	mxser_release_res(brd, pdev, 1);
+	free_irq(pdev->irq, brd);
+	pci_release_region(pdev, 2);
+	pci_release_region(pdev, 3);
+	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 	brd->info = NULL;
+#endif
 }
 
 static struct pci_driver mxser_driver = {
@@ -2741,7 +2738,7 @@ static void __exit mxser_module_exit(void)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MXSER_BOARDS; i++)
 		if (mxser_boards[i].info != NULL)
-			mxser_release_res(&mxser_boards[i], NULL, 1);
+			mxser_release_ISA_res(&mxser_boards[i]);
 }
 
 module_init(mxser_module_init);