diff --git a/drivers/dma/sun4i-dma.c b/drivers/dma/sun4i-dma.c
index d2321f7287d2..303d71ba0ab6 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sun4i-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sun4i-dma.c
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ static int sun4i_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, priv->irq, sun4i_dma_interrupt,
 			       0, dev_name(&pdev->dev), priv);
 	if (ret)
-		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "Cannot request IRQ\n");
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = dmaenginem_async_device_register(&priv->slave);
 	if (ret)