diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
index 92f64363427d..a9da24f34834 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,8 @@ static int samsung_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	return 0;
 err:
-	release_mem_region(regs_base, resource_size(res));
+	if (res)
+		release_mem_region(regs_base, resource_size(res));
 
 	return ret;
 }