diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
index 305ffad13..b100bbc88 100755
--- a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
@@ -762,7 +762,8 @@ static int at24_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 		pm_runtime_disable(dev);
 		if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(dev))
 			regulator_disable(at24->vcc_reg);
-		return PTR_ERR(at24->nvmem);
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(at24->nvmem),
+				     "failed to register nvmem\n");
 	}
 
 	/*