diff --git a/drivers/firmware/ti_sci.c b/drivers/firmware/ti_sci.c
index 72f572d..166bd78 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/ti_sci.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/ti_sci.c
@@ -2690,6 +2690,8 @@
 const
 struct ti_sci_handle *ti_sci_get_handle_from_sysfw(struct udevice *sci_dev)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (!sci_dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
@@ -2703,6 +2705,11 @@
 	if (!handle)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
+	ret = ti_sci_cmd_get_revision(handle);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	return handle;
 }
 
@@ -2825,11 +2832,9 @@
 	list_add_tail(&info->list, &ti_sci_list);
 	ti_sci_setup_ops(info);
 
-	ret = ti_sci_cmd_get_revision(&info->handle);
-
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&info->dev_list);
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**