diff --git a/drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c b/drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c
index c3fa22ee2d8d..4d5b4071d47d 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c
@@ -670,6 +670,9 @@ static int tegra_xusb_setup_usb_role_switch(struct tegra_xusb_port *port)
 	port->dev.driver = devm_kzalloc(&port->dev,
 					sizeof(struct device_driver),
 					GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!port->dev.driver)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	port->dev.driver->owner	 = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	port->usb_role_sw = usb_role_switch_register(&port->dev,