1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
index 37f35388a2ae..8dc0164bd51e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
@@ -202,8 +202,10 @@ static int __devinit pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
         int ret;
 
         pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
-        if (pdata == NULL)
-                return -ENODEV;
+        if (pdata == NULL) {
+                dev_dbg(&client->dev, "no platform data\n");
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
 
         chip = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pca953x_chip), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (chip == NULL)