diff --git a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c
index 5e4fbd2d3479..71fce7c85c93 100644
--- a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c
@@ -345,11 +345,10 @@ static int nuc900_ac97_drvprobe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	nuc900_audio->irq_num = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (nuc900_audio->irq_num <= 0) {
-		ret = nuc900_audio->irq_num < 0 ? nuc900_audio->irq_num : -EBUSY;
+	ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	}
+	nuc900_audio->irq_num = ret;
 
 	nuc900_ac97_data = nuc900_audio;