diff --git a/sound/soc/dwc/dwc-i2s.c b/sound/soc/dwc/dwc-i2s.c
index 74dfd39fd604..2e9fb79b1cd8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/dwc/dwc-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/dwc/dwc-i2s.c
@@ -955,7 +955,9 @@ static int dw_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 0);
-	if (irq >= 0) {
+	if (irq == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		return irq;
+	if (irq > 0) {
 		ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, i2s_irq_handler, 0,
 				pdev->name, dev);
 		if (ret < 0) {