diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c
index fef840b54574..088b2bbee9e6 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c
@@ -1219,7 +1219,9 @@ static int qcom_smem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		smem->item_count = qcom_smem_get_item_count(smem);
 		break;
 	case SMEM_GLOBAL_HEAP_VERSION:
-		qcom_smem_map_global(smem, size);
+		ret = qcom_smem_map_global(smem, size);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 		smem->item_count = SMEM_ITEM_COUNT;
 		break;
 	default: