diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ocores.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ocores.c
index bdae4caa40f6..7ac8b9cc9184 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ocores.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ocores.c
@@ -353,10 +353,6 @@ static int ocores_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
-	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (!res)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq < 0)
 		return irq;
@@ -365,6 +361,7 @@ static int ocores_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!i2c)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	i2c->base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(i2c->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(i2c->base);