diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c b/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
index 148414d7f0c9..d20943e43312 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
@@ -1408,8 +1408,8 @@ static int bcm2835_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->max_clk = clk_get_rate(clk);
 
 	host->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (host->irq <= 0) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (host->irq < 0) {
+		ret = host->irq;
 		goto err;
 	}