diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
index f90b0fd8d8b0..ee9a25b900ae 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
@@ -1186,8 +1186,8 @@ static int meson_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(host->regs);
 
 	host->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (host->irq <= 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (host->irq < 0)
+		return host->irq;
 
 	cd_irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 1);
 	mmc_gpio_set_cd_irq(mmc, cd_irq);