diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf3.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf3.c
index 566326644a2c..929f64c5140a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf3.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf3.c
@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ static int mlxbf3_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	gc->add_pin_ranges = mlxbf3_gpio_add_pin_ranges;
 
 	irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 0);
-	if (irq >= 0) {
+	if (irq < 0 && irq != -ENXIO)
+		return irq;
+	if (irq > 0) {
 		girq = &gs->chip.gc.irq;
 		gpio_irq_chip_set_chip(girq, &gpio_mlxbf3_irqchip);
 		girq->default_type = IRQ_TYPE_NONE;