diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 176b59f5bc47..ba66330cea67 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int platform_get_irq(struct platform_device *dev, unsigned int num)
 		int ret;
 
 		ret = of_irq_get(dev->dev.of_node, num);
-		if (ret >= 0 || ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		if (ret > 0 || ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ int platform_get_irq_byname(struct platform_device *dev, const char *name)
 		int ret;
 
 		ret = of_irq_get_byname(dev->dev.of_node, name);
-		if (ret >= 0 || ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		if (ret > 0 || ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
 			return ret;
 	}