diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
index 7f59c680de25..6a16d3d0bb1e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
@@ -634,7 +634,9 @@ static int __init fintek_wdt_init(void)
 
 	pdata.type = ret;
 
-	platform_driver_register(&fintek_wdt_driver);
+	ret = platform_driver_register(&fintek_wdt_driver);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	wdt_res.name = "superio port";
 	wdt_res.flags = IORESOURCE_IO;