diff --git a/drivers/mfd/htc-egpio.c b/drivers/mfd/htc-egpio.c
index 1a4d04664d6d..194df7b8256c 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/htc-egpio.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/htc-egpio.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int __init egpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ei->nchips = pdata->num_chips;
 	ei->chip = kzalloc(sizeof(struct egpio_chip) * ei->nchips, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ei) {
+	if (!ei->chip) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail;
 	}