diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index d1f901b58f75..349c2754eed7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@ int __init_or_module __platform_driver_probe(struct platform_driver *drv,
 	/* temporary section violation during probe() */
 	drv->probe = probe;
 	retval = code = __platform_driver_register(drv, module);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
 
 	/*
 	 * Fixup that section violation, being paranoid about code scanning