diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ctrl.c
index f04b961b96cd4de5513a46fc2b24d27f9ef22e35..ec58091fc948a26608baf717a44d67c679d180e0 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ctrl.c
@@ -510,9 +510,9 @@ static int qcom_slim_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	ctrl->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (!ctrl->irq) {
+	if (ctrl->irq < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no slimbus IRQ\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return ctrl->irq;
 	}
 
 	sctrl = &ctrl->ctrl;