diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-lpc32xx.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-lpc32xx.c
index 37fc54fc7385..7fb46262e18c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-lpc32xx.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-lpc32xx.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static int lpc32xx_of_xlate(struct gpio_chip *gc,
 
 static int lpc32xx_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i, ret;
 	void __iomem *reg_base;
 
 	reg_base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
@@ -524,8 +524,11 @@ static int lpc32xx_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			lpc32xx_gpiochip[i].chip.of_gpio_n_cells = 3;
 			lpc32xx_gpiochip[i].reg_base = reg_base;
 		}
-		devm_gpiochip_add_data(&pdev->dev, &lpc32xx_gpiochip[i].chip,
-				  &lpc32xx_gpiochip[i]);
+		ret = devm_gpiochip_add_data(&pdev->dev, &lpc32xx_gpiochip[i].chip,
+					     &lpc32xx_gpiochip[i]);
+		if (ret)
+			return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret,
+					"failed to register gpio chip %d\n", i);
 	}
 
 	return 0;