diff --git a/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c b/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c
index b06c17ac8d4e..ebd287039a54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c
@@ -1262,6 +1262,11 @@ static int fjes_probe(struct platform_device *plat_dev)
 	hw->hw_res.start = res->start;
 	hw->hw_res.size = resource_size(res);
 	hw->hw_res.irq = platform_get_irq(plat_dev, 0);
+	if (hw->hw_res.irq < 0) {
+		err = hw->hw_res.irq;
+		goto err_free_control_wq;
+	}
+
 	err = fjes_hw_init(&adapter->hw);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_control_wq;