diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/au1200fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/au1200fb.c
index a8a0a448cdb5..80f54111baec 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/au1200fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/au1200fb.c
@@ -1732,6 +1732,9 @@ static int au1200fb_drv_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 	/* Now hook interrupt too */
 	irq = platform_get_irq(dev, 0);
+	if (irq < 0)
+		return irq;
+
 	ret = request_irq(irq, au1200fb_handle_irq,
 			  IRQF_SHARED, "lcd", (void *)dev);
 	if (ret) {