diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
index fa19507ca4e6..65400bef013c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ static int fsl_ssi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ssi_private->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (!ssi_private->irq) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no irq for node %s\n", pdev->name);
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return ssi_private->irq;
 	}
 
 	/* Are the RX and the TX clocks locked? */