diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c
index c9e79851504c..48454ac86074 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ static int aspeed_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (wdt->cfg->irq_mask) {
 		int irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 0);
 
+		if (irq < 0 && irq != -ENXIO)
+			return irq;
 		if (irq > 0) {
 			ret = devm_request_irq(dev, irq, aspeed_wdt_irq,
 					       IRQF_SHARED, dev_name(dev),