diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-spear.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-spear.c
index 2dba9f8d1760313e3c47eeca756d6a59247ed924..76ddd89a688ee715544e6a09598a59747c5fd561 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-spear.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-spear.c
@@ -84,14 +84,12 @@ static struct sdhci_plat_data *sdhci_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pde
 	/* If pdata is required */
 	if (cd_gpio != -1) {
 		pdata = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pdata), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!pdata) {
+		if (!pdata)
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "DT: kzalloc failed\n");
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		}
+		else
+			pdata->card_int_gpio = cd_gpio;
 	}
 
-	pdata->card_int_gpio = cd_gpio;
-
 	return pdata;
 }
 #else