diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/max17040_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/max17040_battery.c
index 3cea92e28dc3..a9aef1e8b186 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/max17040_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/max17040_battery.c
@@ -449,6 +449,8 @@ static int max17040_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	chip->client = client;
 	chip->regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &max17040_regmap);
+	if (IS_ERR(chip->regmap))
+		return PTR_ERR(chip->regmap);
 	chip_id = (enum chip_id) id->driver_data;
 	if (client->dev.of_node) {
 		ret = max17040_get_of_data(chip);