diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
index a5ab99474179..4e4794c4dfdc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
@@ -1856,6 +1856,9 @@ static int ag71xx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ag71xx_int_disable(ag, AG71XX_INT_POLL);
 
 	ndev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (ndev->irq < 0)
+		return ndev->irq;
+
 	err = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, ndev->irq, ag71xx_interrupt,
 			       0x0, dev_name(&pdev->dev), ndev);
 	if (err) {