diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600-regmap.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600-regmap.c
index 44bb04d4d21b5..46181559d1f1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600-regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600-regmap.c
@@ -505,13 +505,19 @@ static struct regmap_bus phymap_encx24j600 = {
 	.reg_read = regmap_encx24j600_phy_reg_read,
 };
 
-void devm_regmap_init_encx24j600(struct device *dev,
-				 struct encx24j600_context *ctx)
+int devm_regmap_init_encx24j600(struct device *dev,
+				struct encx24j600_context *ctx)
 {
 	mutex_init(&ctx->mutex);
 	regcfg.lock_arg = ctx;
 	ctx->regmap = devm_regmap_init(dev, &regmap_encx24j600, ctx, &regcfg);
+	if (IS_ERR(ctx->regmap))
+		return PTR_ERR(ctx->regmap);
 	ctx->phymap = devm_regmap_init(dev, &phymap_encx24j600, ctx, &phycfg);
+	if (IS_ERR(ctx->phymap))
+		return PTR_ERR(ctx->phymap);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_regmap_init_encx24j600);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600.c
index 84b6ad76f5bca..ff45326eb696b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600.c
@@ -1032,10 +1032,13 @@ static int encx24j600_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	priv->speed = SPEED_100;
 
 	priv->ctx.spi = spi;
-	devm_regmap_init_encx24j600(&spi->dev, &priv->ctx);
 	ndev->irq = spi->irq;
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &encx24j600_netdev_ops;
 
+	ret = devm_regmap_init_encx24j600(&spi->dev, &priv->ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free;
+
 	mutex_init(&priv->lock);
 
 	/* Reset device and check if it is connected */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600_hw.h
index f604a260ede79..711147a159aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600_hw.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ struct encx24j600_context {
 	int bank;
 };
 
-void devm_regmap_init_encx24j600(struct device *dev,
-				 struct encx24j600_context *ctx);
+int devm_regmap_init_encx24j600(struct device *dev,
+				struct encx24j600_context *ctx);
 
 /* Single-byte instructions */
 #define BANK_SELECT(bank) (0xC0 | ((bank & (BANK_MASK >> BANK_SHIFT)) << 1))