diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index ef99ef0bb1ca..da4326e8f298 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -2630,7 +2630,11 @@ static int xilinx_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* Register the DMA engine with the core */
-	dma_async_device_register(&xdev->common);
+	err = dma_async_device_register(&xdev->common);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(xdev->dev, "failed to register the dma device\n");
+		goto error;
+	}
 
 	err = of_dma_controller_register(node, of_dma_xilinx_xlate,
 					 xdev);