diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio_pci_generic.c b/drivers/uio/uio_pci_generic.c
index b8e44d16279f..c7d681fef198 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio_pci_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio_pci_generic.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	gdev->info.version = DRIVER_VERSION;
 	gdev->info.release = release;
 	gdev->pdev = pdev;
-	if (pdev->irq) {
+	if (pdev->irq && (pdev->irq != IRQ_NOTCONNECTED)) {
 		gdev->info.irq = pdev->irq;
 		gdev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_SHARED;
 		gdev->info.handler = irqhandler;