diff --git a/drivers/atm/firestream.c b/drivers/atm/firestream.c
index 5acb45985675..8995c39330fa 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/firestream.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/firestream.c
@@ -1677,6 +1677,8 @@ static int fs_init(struct fs_dev *dev)
 	dev->hw_base = pci_resource_start(pci_dev, 0);
 
 	dev->base = ioremap(dev->hw_base, 0x1000);
+	if (!dev->base)
+		return 1;
 
 	reset_chip (dev);