diff --git a/drivers/regulator/qcom_rpm-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/qcom_rpm-regulator.c
index 1b2acc43fea1..88dc0b0f003c 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/qcom_rpm-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/qcom_rpm-regulator.c
@@ -959,6 +959,11 @@ static int rpm_reg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	match = of_match_device(rpm_of_match, &pdev->dev);
+	if (!match) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to match device\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	for (reg = match->data; reg->name; reg++) {
 		vreg = devm_kmalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*vreg), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!vreg)