diff --git a/drivers/staging/cptm1217/clearpad_tm1217.c b/drivers/staging/cptm1217/clearpad_tm1217.c
index 7f265ce0dd13de32dfc8813c7d4855b117310845..43046049830c3135e07b8cf4f4e923e4717f7479 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cptm1217/clearpad_tm1217.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cptm1217/clearpad_tm1217.c
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ static int cp_tm1217_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	/* Mask all the interrupts */
 	retval = cp_tm1217_mask_interrupt(ts);
+	if (retval) {
+		dev_err(ts->dev, "failed to mask interrupts, error: %d\n",
+			retval);
+		kfree(ts);
+		return retval;
+	}
 
 	/* Read the controller information */
 	cp_tm1217_init_data(ts);