diff --git a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha204a.c b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha204a.c
index 37538b0fd7c2..12eb85b57380 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha204a.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha204a.c
@@ -183,12 +183,14 @@ static int atmel_sha204a_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 		i2c_priv->hwrng.quality = *quality;
 
 	ret = devm_hwrng_register(&client->dev, &i2c_priv->hwrng);
-	if (ret)
-		dev_warn(&client->dev, "failed to register RNG (%d)\n", ret);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to register RNG (%d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	ret = sysfs_create_group(&client->dev.kobj, &atmel_sha204a_groups);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to register sysfs entry\n");
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to create sysfs group (%d)\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}