diff --git a/drivers/mfd/sec-core.c b/drivers/mfd/sec-core.c
index a4df76c160f8..d163c66edebb 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/sec-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/sec-core.c
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ static int sec_pmic_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	}
 
 	sec_pmic->rtc = i2c_new_dummy(i2c->adapter, RTC_I2C_ADDR);
+	if (!sec_pmic->rtc) {
+		dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Failed to allocate I2C for RTC\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 	i2c_set_clientdata(sec_pmic->rtc, sec_pmic);
 
 	sec_pmic->regmap_rtc = devm_regmap_init_i2c(sec_pmic->rtc, regmap_rtc);