diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pm8916_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pm8916_wdt.c
index 2d3652004e39..1213179f863c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pm8916_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pm8916_wdt.c
@@ -163,9 +163,17 @@ static int pm8916_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq > 0) {
-		if (devm_request_irq(dev, irq, pm8916_wdt_isr, 0, "pm8916_wdt",
-				     wdt))
-			irq = 0;
+		err = devm_request_irq(dev, irq, pm8916_wdt_isr, 0,
+				       "pm8916_wdt", wdt);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
+		wdt->wdev.info = &pm8916_wdt_pt_ident;
+	} else {
+		if (irq == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
+		wdt->wdev.info = &pm8916_wdt_ident;
 	}
 
 	/* Configure watchdog to hard-reset mode */
@@ -177,7 +185,6 @@ static int pm8916_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	wdt->wdev.info = (irq > 0) ? &pm8916_wdt_pt_ident : &pm8916_wdt_ident,
 	wdt->wdev.ops = &pm8916_wdt_ops,
 	wdt->wdev.parent = dev;
 	wdt->wdev.min_timeout = PM8916_WDT_MIN_TIMEOUT;