diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
index 0ecd2369c2ca..a09d2f9ebacc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ static int gpio_exar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mutex_init(&exar_gpio->lock);
 
 	index = ida_simple_get(&ida_index, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (index < 0)
+		goto err_destroy;
 
 	sprintf(exar_gpio->name, "exar_gpio%d", index);
 	exar_gpio->gpio_chip.label = exar_gpio->name;