diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
index 1a8eb3bfb61c..69cf4cb284f9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
@@ -1179,7 +1179,11 @@ static int usb_gpib_init_module(struct usb_interface *interface)
 		return rv;
 
 	if (!assigned_usb_minors) {
-		gpib_register_driver(&usb_gpib_interface, THIS_MODULE);
+		rv = gpib_register_driver(&usb_gpib_interface, THIS_MODULE);
+		if (rv) {
+			pr_err("lpvo_usb_gpib: gpib_register_driver failed: error = %d\n", rv);
+			goto exit;
+		}
 	} else {
 		/* check if minor is already registered - maybe useless, but if
 		 *  it happens the code is inconsistent somewhere