diff --git a/drivers/edac/ti_edac.c b/drivers/edac/ti_edac.c
index 6e52796a0b41..e7eae20f83d1 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/ti_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/ti_edac.c
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ static int ti_edac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* add EMIF ECC error handler */
 	error_irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (!error_irq) {
+	if (error_irq < 0) {
+		ret = error_irq;
 		edac_printk(KERN_ERR, EDAC_MOD_NAME,
 			    "EMIF irq number not defined.\n");
 		goto err;