diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
index cdefb8e2daf1..c9b853af41d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
@@ -98,14 +98,12 @@ static int ath_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0);
-	if (res == NULL) {
+	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (irq < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no IRQ resource found\n");
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return irq;
 	}
 
-	irq = res->start;
-
 	ath9k_fill_chanctx_ops();
 	hw = ieee80211_alloc_hw(sizeof(struct ath_softc), &ath9k_ops);
 	if (hw == NULL) {