diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index 767fddaa7576ba65d31ce31739a594025c118edb..b54b6a2a5774d32bc59f7b60a81bd5afef812a1a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -1265,6 +1265,9 @@ static int mxs_auart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	s->mctrl_prev = 0;
 
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (irq < 0)
+		return irq;
+
 	s->port.irq = irq;
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, mxs_auart_irq_handle, 0,
 			       dev_name(&pdev->dev), s);