diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_rcar.c b/drivers/ata/sata_rcar.c
index 8108eb065444..c2d95e9fb971 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_rcar.c
@@ -778,10 +778,6 @@ static int sata_rcar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int irq;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (mem == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -807,6 +803,7 @@ static int sata_rcar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	host->private_data = priv;
 
+	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	priv->base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, mem);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->base)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->base);