diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/i2c-multi-instantiate.c b/drivers/platform/x86/i2c-multi-instantiate.c
index ea68f6ed66ae..ffb8d5d1eb5f 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/i2c-multi-instantiate.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/i2c-multi-instantiate.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static int i2c_multi_inst_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				dev_dbg(dev, "Error requesting irq at index %d: %d\n",
 					inst_data[i].irq_idx, ret);
+				goto error;
 			}
 			board_info.irq = ret;
 			break;