diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
index 1802634cc7cd..0ea946823b0a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
@@ -606,6 +606,10 @@ static int orion_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Request the IRQ only after the watchdog is disabled */
 	irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 0);
+	if (irq < 0 && irq != -ENXIO) {
+		ret = irq;
+		goto disable_clk;
+	}
 	if (irq > 0) {
 		/*
 		 * Not all supported platforms specify an interrupt for the
@@ -619,6 +623,10 @@ static int orion_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Optional 2nd interrupt for pretimeout */
 	irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 1);
+	if (irq < 0 && irq != -ENXIO) {
+		ret = irq;
+		goto disable_clk;
+	}
 	if (irq > 0) {
 		orion_wdt_info.options |= WDIOF_PRETIMEOUT;
 		ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, orion_wdt_pre_irq,