diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/common/gpib_os.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/common/gpib_os.c
index 405237d8cb47..07795df3b721 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/common/gpib_os.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/common/gpib_os.c
@@ -2094,18 +2094,19 @@ void init_gpib_descriptor(gpib_descriptor_t *desc)
 	atomic_set(&desc->io_in_progress, 0);
 }
 
-void gpib_register_driver(gpib_interface_t *interface, struct module *provider_module)
+int gpib_register_driver(gpib_interface_t *interface, struct module *provider_module)
 {
 	struct gpib_interface_list_struct *entry;
 
 	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!entry)
-		return;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	entry->interface = interface;
 	entry->module = provider_module;
 	list_add(&entry->list, &registered_drivers);
-	pr_info("gpib: registered %s interface\n", interface->name);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gpib_register_driver);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpibP.h b/drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpibP.h
index 5fc42b645ab7..d0cd42c1a0ad 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpibP.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpibP.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 
-void gpib_register_driver(gpib_interface_t *interface, struct module *mod);
+int gpib_register_driver(gpib_interface_t *interface, struct module *mod);
 void gpib_unregister_driver(gpib_interface_t *interface);
 struct pci_dev *gpib_pci_get_device(const gpib_board_config_t *config, unsigned int vendor_id,
 				    unsigned int device_id, struct pci_dev *from);