diff --git a/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c b/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c
index abeee0ecc122..63c8efd1b8db 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c
@@ -1089,6 +1089,8 @@ static int __init axis_fifo_init(void)
 	pr_info("axis-fifo driver loaded with parameters read_timeout = %i, write_timeout = %i\n",
 		read_timeout, write_timeout);
 	axis_fifo_driver_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, DRIVER_NAME);
+	if (IS_ERR(axis_fifo_driver_class))
+		return PTR_ERR(axis_fifo_driver_class);
 	return platform_driver_register(&axis_fifo_driver);
 }