diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
index f426acc8c6b5..06933e8826a1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
@@ -384,18 +384,24 @@ static int dw8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port uart = {};
 	struct resource *regs = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	struct resource *irq = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0);
+	int irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	struct dw8250_data *data;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!regs || !irq) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no registers/irq defined\n");
+	if (!regs) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no registers defined\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (irq < 0) {
+		if (irq != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot get irq\n");
+		return irq;
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_init(&uart.port.lock);
 	uart.port.mapbase = regs->start;
-	uart.port.irq = irq->start;
+	uart.port.irq = irq;
 	uart.port.handle_irq = dw8250_handle_irq;
 	uart.port.pm = dw8250_do_pm;
 	uart.port.type = PORT_8250;