diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c b/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
index 43b1c7234316..9bc6f4867cb3 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
@@ -955,6 +955,8 @@ static int ntrig_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 
 	ret = sysfs_create_group(&hdev->dev.kobj,
 			&ntrig_attribute_group);
+	if (ret)
+		hid_err(hdev, "cannot create sysfs group\n");
 
 	return 0;
 err_free: