diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sifive.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sifive.c
index bc5660f61c57..0f1e1226ebbe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sifive.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sifive.c
@@ -221,8 +221,12 @@ static int sifive_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ngpio; i++)
-		chip->irq_number[i] = platform_get_irq(pdev, i);
+	for (i = 0; i < ngpio; i++) {
+		ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, i);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		chip->irq_number[i] = ret;
+	}
 
 	ret = bgpio_init(&chip->gc, dev, 4,
 			 chip->base + SIFIVE_GPIO_INPUT_VAL,