diff --git a/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chcr_core.c b/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chcr_core.c
index 32618bf0ab3bb99be5a04f81e782707910288f59..f5a2624081dc2289509a56b1d2965b1401bd52b8 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chcr_core.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chcr_core.c
@@ -153,16 +153,16 @@ static void *chcr_uld_add(const struct cxgb4_lld_info *lld)
 {
 	struct uld_ctx *u_ctx;
 
+	/* Create the device and add it in the device list */
+	if (!(lld->ulp_crypto & ULP_CRYPTO_LOOKASIDE))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
 	/* Create the device and add it in the device list */
 	u_ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*u_ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!u_ctx) {
 		u_ctx = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (!(lld->ulp_crypto & ULP_CRYPTO_LOOKASIDE)) {
-		u_ctx = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		goto out;
-	}
 	u_ctx->lldi = *lld;
 out:
 	return u_ctx;