diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-spear.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-spear.c
index a54d214..8ad26b8 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-spear.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-spear.c
@@ -178,18 +178,13 @@
 	int ret;
 	u32 val;
 
-	r = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (!r) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no memory resources defined\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	pc = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pc) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to allocate memory\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	r = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	pc->mmio_base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, r);
 	if (IS_ERR(pc->mmio_base))
 		return PTR_ERR(pc->mmio_base);