diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-74xx-mmio.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-74xx-mmio.c
index 6ed7c0fb3378..6b186829087c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-74xx-mmio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-74xx-mmio.c
@@ -113,13 +113,16 @@ static int mmio_74xx_dir_out(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int gpio, int val)
 
 static int mmio_74xx_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	const struct of_device_id *of_id =
-		of_match_device(mmio_74xx_gpio_ids, &pdev->dev);
+	const struct of_device_id *of_id;
 	struct mmio_74xx_gpio_priv *priv;
 	struct resource *res;
 	void __iomem *dat;
 	int err;
 
+	of_id = of_match_device(mmio_74xx_gpio_ids, &pdev->dev);
+	if (!of_id)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;