diff --git a/drivers/mfd/palmas.c b/drivers/mfd/palmas.c
index 62fa728d3e04..b24bee3d00b4 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/palmas.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/palmas.c
@@ -290,6 +290,11 @@ static int palmas_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!palmas->irq) {
+		dev_warn(palmas->dev, "IRQ missing: skipping irq request\n");
+		goto no_irq;
+	}
+
 	/* Change interrupt line output polarity */
 	if (pdata->irq_flags & IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH)
 		reg = PALMAS_POLARITY_CTRL_INT_POLARITY;
@@ -316,6 +321,7 @@ static int palmas_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
+no_irq:
 	slave = PALMAS_BASE_TO_SLAVE(PALMAS_PU_PD_OD_BASE);
 	addr = PALMAS_BASE_TO_REG(PALMAS_PU_PD_OD_BASE,
 			PALMAS_PRIMARY_SECONDARY_PAD1);