diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun50i-dmic.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun50i-dmic.c
index bab1e29c9988..eddfebe16616 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun50i-dmic.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun50i-dmic.c
@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ static int sun50i_dmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	host->regmap = devm_regmap_init_mmio(&pdev->dev, base,
 					     &sun50i_dmic_regmap_config);
+	if (IS_ERR(host->regmap))
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(host->regmap),
+				     "failed to initialise regmap\n");
 
 	/* Clocks */
 	host->bus_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "bus");