diff --git a/drivers/bus/sunxi-rsb.c b/drivers/bus/sunxi-rsb.c
index 4566e730ef2b81c6dc88f623644ebf657819acde..60b082fe2ed0212c99ef8a6c2bcb489cca95bb99 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/sunxi-rsb.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/sunxi-rsb.c
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ static struct sunxi_rsb_device *sunxi_rsb_device_create(struct sunxi_rsb *rsb,
 
 	dev_dbg(&rdev->dev, "device %s registered\n", dev_name(&rdev->dev));
 
+	return rdev;
+
 err_device_add:
 	put_device(&rdev->dev);