diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio_pdrv_genirq.c b/drivers/uio/uio_pdrv_genirq.c
index b98371d93a92..42202cd83158 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio_pdrv_genirq.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio_pdrv_genirq.c
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ static int uio_pdrv_genirq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->flags = 0; /* interrupt is enabled to begin with */
 	priv->pdev = pdev;
 
+	if (!uioinfo->irq) {
+		ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get IRQ\n");
+			goto bad0;
+		}
+		uioinfo->irq = ret;
+	}
 	uiomem = &uioinfo->mem[0];
 
 	for (i = 0; i < pdev->num_resources; ++i) {