diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp3944.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp3944.c
index 8d5ecceba181..932a58da76c4 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp3944.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp3944.c
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ static int __devinit lp3944_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 {
 	struct lp3944_platform_data *lp3944_pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
 	struct lp3944_data *data;
+	int err;
 
 	if (lp3944_pdata == NULL) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "no platform data\n");
@@ -401,9 +402,13 @@ static int __devinit lp3944_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	dev_info(&client->dev, "lp3944 enabled\n");
+	err = lp3944_configure(client, data, lp3944_pdata);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		kfree(data);
+		return err;
+	}
 
-	lp3944_configure(client, data, lp3944_pdata);
+	dev_info(&client->dev, "lp3944 enabled\n");
 	return 0;
 }