diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
index acbf23b3e300..aab3cccc6789 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
@@ -385,10 +385,10 @@ static int dw8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port uart = {}, *up = &uart;
 	struct resource *regs = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	int irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	struct uart_port *p = &up->port;
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct dw8250_data *data;
+	int irq;
 	int err;
 	u32 val;
 
@@ -397,11 +397,9 @@ static int dw8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (irq < 0) {
-		if (irq != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "cannot get irq\n");
+	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (irq < 0)
 		return irq;
-	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&p->lock);
 	p->mapbase	= regs->start;