diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c
index a790f1693b82..4adc0d0e4251 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c
@@ -1007,18 +1007,33 @@ static int brcmf_chip_recognition(struct brcmf_chip_priv *ci)
 
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_CHIPCOMMON,
 					   SI_ENUM_BASE_DEFAULT, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_SDIO_DEV,
 					   BCM4329_CORE_BUS_BASE, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_INTERNAL_MEM,
 					   BCM4329_CORE_SOCRAM_BASE, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_ARM_CM3,
 					   BCM4329_CORE_ARM_BASE, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_80211, 0x18001000, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 	} else if (socitype == SOCI_AI) {
 		ci->iscoreup = brcmf_chip_ai_iscoreup;