diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsl-qdma.c b/drivers/dma/fsl-qdma.c
index 06664fbd2d91..89792083d62c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsl-qdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsl-qdma.c
@@ -1155,6 +1155,9 @@ static int fsl_qdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
 	fsl_qdma->irq_base = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "qdma-queue0");
+	if (fsl_qdma->irq_base < 0)
+		return fsl_qdma->irq_base;
+
 	fsl_qdma->feature = of_property_read_bool(np, "big-endian");
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fsl_qdma->dma_dev.channels);