diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
index 7477e58054b2..70b830de0ea5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ static void mipi_csis_sw_reset(struct csi_state *state)
 static int mipi_csis_phy_init(struct csi_state *state)
 {
 	state->mipi_phy_regulator = devm_regulator_get(state->dev, "phy");
+	if (IS_ERR(state->mipi_phy_regulator))
+		return PTR_ERR(state->mipi_phy_regulator);
 
 	return regulator_set_voltage(state->mipi_phy_regulator, 1000000,
 				     1000000);
@@ -956,7 +958,10 @@ static int mipi_csis_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	mipi_csis_phy_init(state);
+	ret = mipi_csis_phy_init(state);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	mipi_csis_phy_reset(state);
 
 	state->regs = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);