1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/sec-core.c b/drivers/mfd/sec-core.c
index 77ee26ef5941..81cfe8817fe0 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/sec-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/sec-core.c
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ static int sec_pmic_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
         }
 
         sec_pmic->rtc = i2c_new_dummy(i2c->adapter, RTC_I2C_ADDR);
+        if (!sec_pmic->rtc) {
+                dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Failed to allocate I2C for RTC\n");
+                return -ENODEV;
+        }
         i2c_set_clientdata(sec_pmic->rtc, sec_pmic);
 
         if (pdata && pdata->cfg_pmic_irq)