diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/da7210.c b/sound/soc/codecs/da7210.c
index 3fa3042e4424..76a21976ccdd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/da7210.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/da7210.c
@@ -1335,6 +1335,8 @@ static int __init da7210_modinit(void)
 	int ret = 0;
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C)
 	ret = i2c_add_driver(&da7210_i2c_driver);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPI_MASTER)
 	ret = spi_register_driver(&da7210_spi_driver);