1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max8997.c b/drivers/mfd/max8997.c
index 1b80e51c2e73..10141698ff94 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/max8997.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/max8997.c
@@ -228,18 +228,19 @@ static int max8997_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
         max8997_irq_init(max8997);
 
-        mfd_add_devices(max8997->dev, -1, max8997_devs,
+        ret = mfd_add_devices(max8997->dev, -1, max8997_devs,
                         ARRAY_SIZE(max8997_devs),
                         NULL, 0, NULL);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+                dev_err(max8997->dev, "failed to add MFD devices %d\n", ret);
+                goto err_mfd;
+        }
 
         /*
          * TODO: enable others (flash, muic, rtc, battery, ...) and
          * check the return value
          */
 
-        if (ret < 0)
-                goto err_mfd;
-
         /* MAX8997 has a power button input. */
         device_init_wakeup(max8997->dev, pdata->wakeup);