diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c
index 361cf2041911..07787698b973 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ static int hda_tegra_first_init(struct azx *chip, struct platform_device *pdev)
 	const char *sname, *drv_name = "tegra-hda";
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 
+	if (irq_id < 0)
+		return irq_id;
+
 	err = hda_tegra_init_chip(chip, pdev);
 	if (err)
 		return err;