diff --git a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
index 977a078eb92f..7f32527fc3c8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
+++ b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
@@ -223,8 +223,10 @@ static int spdif_in_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	host->io_base = io_base;
 	host->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (host->irq < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (host->irq < 0) {
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to get IRQ: %d\n", host->irq);
+		return host->irq;
+	}
 
 	host->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(host->clk))