diff --git a/drivers/regulator/fp9931.c b/drivers/regulator/fp9931.c
index 69b3c712e5d5..7fbcc6327cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/fp9931.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/fp9931.c
@@ -439,6 +439,9 @@ static int fp9931_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	int i;
 
 	data = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	data->regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &regmap_config);
 	if (IS_ERR(data->regmap))
 		return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(data->regmap),