diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c
index b20a40fab83e..d5d2feef6c52 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,11 @@ static struct platform_driver intel_driver = {
 
 int __init intel_init(void)
 {
-	platform_driver_register(&intel_driver);
+	int err;
+
+	err = platform_driver_register(&intel_driver);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	return hci_uart_register_proto(&intel_proto);
 }