diff --git a/drivers/acpi/irq.c b/drivers/acpi/irq.c
index e209081d644b..6a9490ad78ce 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/irq.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/irq.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ int acpi_register_gsi(struct device *dev, u32 gsi, int trigger,
 		      int polarity)
 {
 	struct irq_fwspec fwspec;
+	unsigned int irq;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!acpi_gsi_domain_id)) {
 		pr_warn("GSI: No registered irqchip, giving up\n");
@@ -63,7 +64,11 @@ int acpi_register_gsi(struct device *dev, u32 gsi, int trigger,
 	fwspec.param[1] = acpi_dev_get_irq_type(trigger, polarity);
 	fwspec.param_count = 2;
 
-	return irq_create_fwspec_mapping(&fwspec);
+	irq = irq_create_fwspec_mapping(&fwspec);
+	if (!irq)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return irq;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_register_gsi);