diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
index a068b214ebaa7970fac10d1b0ae4b2af0602e9ae..a594fb1e9a99cf0f5a73a910285343c924fc4107 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
@@ -2063,6 +2063,10 @@ atmel_hsmc_nand_controller_legacy_init(struct atmel_hsmc_nand_controller *nc)
 	nand_np = dev->of_node;
 	nfc_np = of_find_compatible_node(dev->of_node, NULL,
 					 "atmel,sama5d3-nfc");
+	if (!nfc_np) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Could not find device node for sama5d3-nfc\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	nc->clk = of_clk_get(nfc_np, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(nc->clk)) {