diff --git a/drivers/interconnect/core.c b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
index 9050ca1f4285..808f6e7a8048 100644
--- a/drivers/interconnect/core.c
+++ b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
@@ -1087,9 +1087,15 @@ static int of_count_icc_providers(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	struct device_node *child;
 	int count = 0;
+	const struct of_device_id __maybe_unused ignore_list[] = {
+		{ .compatible = "qcom,sc7180-ipa-virt" },
+		{ .compatible = "qcom,sdx55-ipa-virt" },
+		{}
+	};
 
 	for_each_available_child_of_node(np, child) {
-		if (of_property_read_bool(child, "#interconnect-cells"))
+		if (of_property_read_bool(child, "#interconnect-cells") &&
+		    likely(!of_match_node(ignore_list, child)))
 			count++;
 		count += of_count_icc_providers(child);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ctrl.c
index f04b961b96cd..ec58091fc948 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ctrl.c
@@ -510,9 +510,9 @@ static int qcom_slim_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	ctrl->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (!ctrl->irq) {
+	if (ctrl->irq < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no slimbus IRQ\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return ctrl->irq;
 	}
 
 	sctrl = &ctrl->ctrl;