diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
index b35b97cb8fd2..d99fec821508 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
@@ -3598,6 +3598,10 @@ static int __init d40_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spin_lock_init(&base->lcla_pool.lock);
 
 	base->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (base->irq < 0) {
+		ret = base->irq;
+		goto destroy_cache;
+	}
 
 	ret = request_irq(base->irq, d40_handle_interrupt, 0, D40_NAME, base);
 	if (ret) {