diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c
index 70b8b305e13b..3c4132fd6de9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c
@@ -2619,12 +2619,23 @@ static struct usb_driver ni_usb_bus_driver = {
 static int __init ni_usb_init_module(void)
 {
 	int i;
+	int ret;
 
 	pr_info("ni_usb_gpib driver loading\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NUM_NI_USB_INTERFACES; i++)
 		ni_usb_driver_interfaces[i] = NULL;
-	usb_register(&ni_usb_bus_driver);
-	gpib_register_driver(&ni_usb_gpib_interface, THIS_MODULE);
+
+	ret = usb_register(&ni_usb_bus_driver);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("ni_usb_gpib: usb_register failed: error = %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = gpib_register_driver(&ni_usb_gpib_interface, THIS_MODULE);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("ni_usb_gpib: gpib_register_driver failed: error = %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }