diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
index 34a7110d9bc892096284d5fe6f6d86fea77f30a1..f0208a9581858d7211e58a316b21df86a45bea07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
@@ -1090,6 +1090,11 @@ omap_mpuio_alloc_gc(struct gpio_bank *bank, unsigned int irq_start,
 
 	gc = irq_alloc_generic_chip("MPUIO", 1, irq_start, bank->base,
 				    handle_simple_irq);
+	if (!gc) {
+		dev_err(bank->dev, "Memory alloc failed for gc\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ct = gc->chip_types;
 
 	/* NOTE: No ack required, reading IRQ status clears it. */