diff --git a/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c b/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c
index 0d11a17c53a0..694e80c06665 100644
--- a/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c
+++ b/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c
@@ -1314,6 +1314,9 @@ int fsi_master_register(struct fsi_master *master)
 
 	mutex_init(&master->scan_lock);
 	master->idx = ida_simple_get(&master_ida, 0, INT_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (master->idx < 0)
+		return master->idx;
+
 	dev_set_name(&master->dev, "fsi%d", master->idx);
 	master->dev.class = &fsi_master_class;