diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 9e9227e1762d..eee48c49f5de 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@ int platform_get_irq(struct platform_device *dev, unsigned int num)
 	return dev->archdata.irqs[num];
 #else
 	struct resource *r;
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF_IRQ) && dev->dev.of_node)
-		return of_irq_get(dev->dev.of_node, num);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF_IRQ) && dev->dev.of_node) {
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = of_irq_get(dev->dev.of_node, num);
+		if (ret >= 0 || ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	r = platform_get_resource(dev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, num);
 
@@ -133,8 +138,13 @@ int platform_get_irq_byname(struct platform_device *dev, const char *name)
 {
 	struct resource *r;
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF_IRQ) && dev->dev.of_node)
-		return of_irq_get_byname(dev->dev.of_node, name);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF_IRQ) && dev->dev.of_node) {
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = of_irq_get_byname(dev->dev.of_node, name);
+		if (ret >= 0 || ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	r = platform_get_resource_byname(dev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, name);
 	return r ? r->start : -ENXIO;