diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
index 28131a127d06..8297b366a066 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
@@ -296,10 +296,12 @@ static int __init init_slram(void)
 		T("slram: devname = %s\n", devname);
 		if ((!map) || (!(devstart = strsep(&map, ",")))) {
 			E("slram: No devicestart specified.\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		T("slram: devstart = %s\n", devstart);
 		if ((!map) || (!(devlength = strsep(&map, ",")))) {
 			E("slram: No devicelength / -end specified.\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		T("slram: devlength = %s\n", devlength);
 		if (parse_cmdline(devname, devstart, devlength) != 0) {