diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-max732x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-max732x.c
index 74432daaf656..7c36f2b0983d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-max732x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-max732x.c
@@ -622,6 +622,13 @@ static int max732x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
 
+	if (nr_port > 8 && !chip->client_dummy) {
+		dev_err(&client->dev,
+			"Failed to allocate second group I2C device\n");
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_failed;
+	}
+
 	mutex_init(&chip->lock);
 
 	max732x_readb(chip, is_group_a(chip, 0), &chip->reg_out[0]);