1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
index 3f47ae55c6f3..a0af97efe6ac 100644
--- a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
+++ b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ static void gameport_run_poll_handler(unsigned long d)
 
 static void gameport_bind_driver(struct gameport *gameport, struct gameport_driver *drv)
 {
+        int error;
+
         down_write(&gameport_bus.subsys.rwsem);
 
         gameport->dev.driver = &drv->driver;
@@ -198,8 +200,20 @@ static void gameport_bind_driver(struct gameport *gameport, struct gameport_driv
                 gameport->dev.driver = NULL;
                 goto out;
         }
-        device_bind_driver(&gameport->dev);
-out:
+
+        error = device_bind_driver(&gameport->dev);
+        if (error) {
+                printk(KERN_WARNING
+                        "gameport: device_bind_driver() failed "
+                        "for %s (%s) and %s, error: %d\n",
+                        gameport->phys, gameport->name,
+                        drv->description, error);
+                drv->disconnect(gameport);
+                gameport->dev.driver = NULL;
+                goto out;
+        }
+
+ out:
         up_write(&gameport_bus.subsys.rwsem);
 }