1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/fixed.c b/drivers/net/phy/fixed.c
index 19f7ee63276f..94b47c8d0ab4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/fixed.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/fixed.c
@@ -289,9 +289,13 @@ static int fixed_mdio_register_device(int number, int speed, int duplex)
                 goto probe_fail;
         }
 
-        device_bind_driver(&phydev->dev);
+        err = device_bind_driver(&phydev->dev);
+
         up_write(&phydev->dev.bus->subsys.rwsem);
 
+        if (err)
+                goto probe_fail;
+
         return 0;
 
 probe_fail: