1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max8998.c b/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
index d7218cc90945..8381a76c69c0 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ static int max8998_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
         mutex_init(&max8998->iolock);
 
         max8998->rtc = i2c_new_dummy(i2c->adapter, RTC_I2C_ADDR);
+        if (!max8998->rtc) {
+                dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Failed to allocate I2C device for RTC\n");
+                return -ENODEV;
+        }
         i2c_set_clientdata(max8998->rtc, max8998);
 
         max8998_irq_init(max8998);