diff --git a/sound/soc/dwc/designware_i2s.c b/sound/soc/dwc/designware_i2s.c
index 2998954a1c74..bdf8398cbc81 100644
--- a/sound/soc/dwc/designware_i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/dwc/designware_i2s.c
@@ -681,22 +681,19 @@ static int dw_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	if (!pdata) {
-		ret = devm_snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(&pdev->dev, NULL, 0);
-		if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"failed to register PCM, deferring probe\n");
-			return ret;
-		} else if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"Could not register DMA PCM: %d\n"
-				"falling back to PIO mode\n", ret);
+		if (irq >= 0) {
 			ret = dw_pcm_register(pdev);
-			if (ret) {
-				dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-					"Could not register PIO PCM: %d\n",
+			dev->use_pio = true;
+		} else {
+			ret = devm_snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(&pdev->dev, NULL,
+					0);
+			dev->use_pio = false;
+		}
+
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not register pcm: %d\n",
 					ret);
-				goto err_clk_disable;
-			}
+			goto err_clk_disable;
 		}
 	}