diff --git a/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c b/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c
index 2219ae56a0e6b5d936b3b1bac43c11d77f0c52b6..5fea847acd1cfac9408af3f4b6f27777536175cc 100644
--- a/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c
@@ -972,7 +972,10 @@ static int __init s3c24xxfb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	}
 
 	/* create device files */
-	device_create_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_debug);
+	ret = device_create_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_debug);
+	if (ret) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "failed to add debug attribute\n");
+	}
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "fb%d: %s frame buffer device\n",
 		fbinfo->node, fbinfo->fix.id);