diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/sync_serial.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/sync_serial.c
index e989cee77414..ef515af1a377 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/sync_serial.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/sync_serial.c
@@ -1627,6 +1627,12 @@ static int __init etrax_sync_serial_init(void)
 
 	/* Create a sysfs class for syncser */
 	syncser_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "syncser_class");
+	if (IS_ERR(syncser_class)) {
+		pr_err("Failed to create a sysfs class for syncser\n");
+		unregister_chrdev_region(syncser_first, minor_count);
+		cdev_del(syncser_cdev);
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	/* Initialize Ports */
 #if defined(CONFIG_ETRAX_SYNCHRONOUS_SERIAL_PORT0)