diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-htc-egpio.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-htc-egpio.c
index d15423c718d0..25a4d4494f3c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-htc-egpio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-htc-egpio.c
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ static int __init egpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct gpio_chip  *chip;
 	unsigned int      irq, irq_end;
 	int               i;
+	int               ret;
 
 	/* Initialize ei data structure. */
 	ei = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, struct_size(ei, chip, pdata->num_chips), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -326,7 +327,10 @@ static int __init egpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		chip->base            = pdata->chip[i].gpio_base;
 		chip->ngpio           = pdata->chip[i].num_gpios;
 
-		gpiochip_add_data(chip, &ei->chip[i]);
+		ret = devm_gpiochip_add_data(&pdev->dev, chip, &ei->chip[i]);
+		if (ret)
+			return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret,
+					     "failed to register gpiochip %d\n", i);
 	}
 
 	/* Set initial pin values */