diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index b341b823fdbff02c8258640f08aa38959e7d3620..6ee6c34f28f250c10b15e0825d8fb590ca891936 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -3950,6 +3950,10 @@ static int bcmgenet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err;
 	}
 	priv->wol_irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 2);
+	if (priv->wol_irq == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+		err = priv->wol_irq;
+		goto err;
+	}
 
 	priv->base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->base)) {