diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
index fca30add563e..4bd744755205 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -1946,7 +1946,9 @@ static int omap_hsmmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!ret)
 		mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ;
 
-	mmc_add_host(mmc);
+	ret = mmc_add_host(mmc);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_irq;
 
 	if (mmc_pdata(host)->name != NULL) {
 		ret = device_create_file(&mmc->class_dev, &dev_attr_slot_name);