diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/lightnvm.h b/drivers/lightnvm/lightnvm.h
index 93f1aacc9f02bda71a602caa9d6f32e8c7517382..305c181509a63aaf07a192d71b41788694f3ed89 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/lightnvm.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/lightnvm.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/lightnvm.h>
 
 /* core -> sysfs.c */
-int nvm_sysfs_register_dev(struct nvm_dev *);
+int __must_check nvm_sysfs_register_dev(struct nvm_dev *);
 void nvm_sysfs_unregister_dev(struct nvm_dev *);
 int nvm_sysfs_register(void);
 void nvm_sysfs_unregister(void);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/sysfs.c b/drivers/lightnvm/sysfs.c
index 72ad089c0269dc33b91103fe220f8704798bc57c..0338c27ab95a927027dc0a125db5a9a981207be5 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/sysfs.c
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ static struct device_type nvm_type = {
 
 int nvm_sysfs_register_dev(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (!dev->parent_dev)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -181,11 +183,12 @@ int nvm_sysfs_register_dev(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 	dev_set_name(&dev->dev, "%s", dev->name);
 	dev->dev.type = &nvm_type;
 	device_initialize(&dev->dev);
-	device_add(&dev->dev);
+	ret = device_add(&dev->dev);
 
-	blk_mq_register_dev(&dev->dev, dev->q);
+	if (!ret)
+		blk_mq_register_dev(&dev->dev, dev->q);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void nvm_sysfs_unregister_dev(struct nvm_dev *dev)