diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio.c b/drivers/uio/uio.c
index 65bf0676d54a..3257d4220d01 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio.c
@@ -879,7 +879,8 @@ void uio_unregister_device(struct uio_info *info)
 
 	uio_dev_del_attributes(idev);
 
-	free_irq(idev->info->irq, idev);
+	if (info->irq && info->irq != UIO_IRQ_CUSTOM)
+		free_irq(info->irq, idev);
 
 	device_destroy(&uio_class, MKDEV(uio_major, idev->minor));