diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-sony-acx565akm.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-sony-acx565akm.c
index c7ba4d8b928a..617f8d2f5127 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-sony-acx565akm.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-sony-acx565akm.c
@@ -817,6 +817,10 @@ static int acx565akm_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	bldev = backlight_device_register("acx565akm", &ddata->spi->dev,
 			ddata, &acx565akm_bl_ops, &props);
+	if (IS_ERR(bldev)) {
+		r = PTR_ERR(bldev);
+		goto err_reg_bl;
+	}
 	ddata->bl_dev = bldev;
 	if (ddata->has_cabc) {
 		r = sysfs_create_group(&bldev->dev.kobj, &bldev_attr_group);
@@ -862,6 +866,7 @@ err_reg:
 	sysfs_remove_group(&bldev->dev.kobj, &bldev_attr_group);
 err_sysfs:
 	backlight_device_unregister(bldev);
+err_reg_bl:
 err_detect:
 err_gpio:
 	omap_dss_put_device(ddata->in);