diff --git a/drivers/power/wm97xx_battery.c b/drivers/power/wm97xx_battery.c
index d2d4c08c681c..0ba331a06dcc 100644
--- a/drivers/power/wm97xx_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/wm97xx_battery.c
@@ -212,8 +212,10 @@ static int __devinit wm97xx_bat_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 		props++;	/* POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_VOLTAGE_MIN */
 
 	prop = kzalloc(props * sizeof(*prop), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!prop)
+	if (!prop) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err3;
+	}
 
 	prop[i++] = POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_PRESENT;
 	if (pdata->charge_gpio >= 0)