diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
index b256ff5b657..d9f45c821ac 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
@@ -4097,6 +4097,9 @@ static int mv_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->iomap = NULL;
 	hpriv->base = devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, res->start,
 				   resource_size(res));
+	if (!hpriv->base)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	hpriv->base -= SATAHC0_REG_BASE;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_CLK)