diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
index 252142524ff21606687a51f5cfab829ccc83c7f6..274dd0123237861eccfd1dc6ab76a5f9adcbdda6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct tpm_chip *tpmm_chip_alloc(struct device *dev,
 				 const struct tpm_class_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct tpm_chip *chip;
+	int rc;
 
 	chip = kzalloc(sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (chip == NULL)
@@ -136,7 +137,11 @@ struct tpm_chip *tpmm_chip_alloc(struct device *dev,
 	chip->cdev.owner = chip->pdev->driver->owner;
 	chip->cdev.kobj.parent = &chip->dev.kobj;
 
-	devm_add_action(dev, (void (*)(void *)) put_device, &chip->dev);
+	rc = devm_add_action(dev, (void (*)(void *)) put_device, &chip->dev);
+	if (rc) {
+		put_device(&chip->dev);
+		return ERR_PTR(rc);
+	}
 
 	return chip;
 }