diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager.c
index d44b070d8862..c2a4af4c1d06 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_manager.c
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ int gb_audio_manager_add(struct gb_audio_manager_module_descriptor *desc)
 	int err;
 
 	id = ida_simple_get(&module_id, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (id < 0)
+		return id;
+
 	err = gb_audio_manager_module_create(&module, manager_kset,
 					     id, desc);
 	if (err) {