diff --git a/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c
index 113a0468ffcbd3291402c136322596ac75ab28e2..68d6f4988fb52a7aca99f5315697d6cb4ca6cf91 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c
@@ -353,11 +353,12 @@ static int __init xilinx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 		goto put_master;
 	}
 
-	xspi->irq = platform_get_irq(dev, 0);
-	if (xspi->irq < 0) {
+	ret = platform_get_irq(dev, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto unmap_io;
 	}
+	xspi->irq = ret;
 
 	master->bus_num = pdata->bus_num;
 	master->num_chipselect = pdata->num_chipselect;