diff --git a/drivers/net/can/xilinx_can.c b/drivers/net/can/xilinx_can.c
index e2b15d29d15eb5b75c4a721a2fd3423a96628c2b..af4a2adc85983325ecc055cf30d03c1538d20838 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/xilinx_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/xilinx_can.c
@@ -1761,7 +1761,12 @@ static int xcan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->tx_lock);
 
 	/* Get IRQ for the device */
-	ndev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_free;
+
+	ndev->irq = ret;
+
 	ndev->flags |= IFF_ECHO;	/* We support local echo */
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);