diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c
index 7bb5433..55396bb 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c
@@ -466,6 +466,12 @@
 		goto err_rtc;
 	}
 
+	if (!max77686->rtc_irq_data) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: no RTC regmap IRQ chip\n", __func__);
+		goto err_rtc;
+	}
+
 	info->virq = regmap_irq_get_virq(max77686->rtc_irq_data,
 					 MAX77686_RTCIRQ_RTCA1);
 	if (!info->virq) {