diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf2.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf2.c
index befa5e109943..d4b250b470b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf2.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf2.c
@@ -268,6 +268,11 @@ mlxbf2_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			NULL,
 			0);
 
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "bgpio_init failed\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	gc->direction_input = mlxbf2_gpio_direction_input;
 	gc->direction_output = mlxbf2_gpio_direction_output;
 	gc->ngpio = npins;