diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
index 958c8db4ec30..297e9c9ac943 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i2c->quirks = s3c24xx_get_device_quirks(pdev);
+	i2c->sysreg = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	if (pdata)
 		memcpy(i2c->pdata, pdata, sizeof(*pdata));
 	else