diff --git a/drivers/iio/pressure/bmp280-core.c b/drivers/iio/pressure/bmp280-core.c
index 84f6b333c919..8d9e8a1c94c4 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/pressure/bmp280-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/pressure/bmp280-core.c
@@ -2152,11 +2152,12 @@ int bmp280_common_probe(struct device *dev,
 
 	/* Bring chip out of reset if there is an assigned GPIO line */
 	gpiod = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
+	if (IS_ERR(gpiod))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(gpiod), "failed to get reset GPIO\n");
+
 	/* Deassert the signal */
-	if (gpiod) {
-		dev_info(dev, "release reset\n");
-		gpiod_set_value(gpiod, 0);
-	}
+	dev_info(dev, "release reset\n");
+	gpiod_set_value(gpiod, 0);
 
 	data->regmap = regmap;