diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh7760.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh7760.c
index c2005c789d2b..c79c9f542c5a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh7760.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh7760.c
@@ -471,7 +471,10 @@ static int sh7760_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out2;
 	}
 
-	id->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	id->irq = ret;
 
 	id->adap.nr = pdev->id;
 	id->adap.algo = &sh7760_i2c_algo;