diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
index b08df85cedff25e1f2b1b3130da11053211d134c..b84ebf9eecf0d1f752388e533d9e516ab69117a3 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct regmap *regmap_init(struct device *dev,
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!bus || !config)
-		return NULL;
+		goto err;
 
 	map = kzalloc(sizeof(*map), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (map == NULL) {