diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_par.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_par.c
index 2e25798c610eed8f167710d53673504c00eff660..7f49042484bdcebd05def5bfd8be8956cb3d13df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_par.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_par.c
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ static int ks8851_probe_par(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
 	netdev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (netdev->irq < 0)
+		return netdev->irq;
 
 	return ks8851_probe_common(netdev, dev, msg_enable);
 }