diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-bd72720.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-bd72720.c
index 6549dbf4c7ad..d0f936ed80af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-bd72720.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-bd72720.c
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ static int gpo_bd72720_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	g->dev = dev;
 	g->chip.parent = parent;
 	g->regmap = dev_get_regmap(parent, NULL);
+	if (!g->regmap)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return devm_gpiochip_add_data(dev, &g->chip, g);
 }