diff --git a/drivers/gpio/max732x.c b/drivers/gpio/max732x.c
index 55ae9a4..f786824 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/max732x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/max732x.c
@@ -267,8 +267,10 @@
 	int ret, nr_port;
 
 	pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
-	if (pdata == NULL)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (pdata == NULL) {
+		dev_dbg(&client->dev, "no platform data\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	chip = kzalloc(sizeof(struct max732x_chip), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (chip == NULL)