diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss.c
index 6cc0f9a5533e..63726d8fb332 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss.c
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ static int wcnss_request_irq(struct qcom_wcnss *wcnss,
 			     irq_handler_t thread_fn)
 {
 	int ret;
+	int irq_number;
 
 	ret = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, name);
 	if (ret < 0 && optional) {
@@ -425,14 +426,19 @@ static int wcnss_request_irq(struct qcom_wcnss *wcnss,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	irq_number = ret;
+
 	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, ret,
 					NULL, thread_fn,
 					IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING | IRQF_ONESHOT,
 					"wcnss", wcnss);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "request %s IRQ failed\n", name);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	/* Return the IRQ number if the IRQ was successfully acquired */
+	return irq_number;
 }
 
 static int wcnss_alloc_memory_region(struct qcom_wcnss *wcnss)