diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_platform.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_platform.c
index c78127ccbc0d..638c693e17ad 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_platform.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int platform_ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	else
 		io.slave_addr = slave_addr;
 
-	io.irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	io.irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 0);
 	if (io.irq > 0)
 		io.irq_setup = ipmi_std_irq_setup;
 	else
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static int acpi_ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		io.irq = tmp;
 		io.irq_setup = acpi_gpe_irq_setup;
 	} else {
-		int irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+		int irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 0);
 
 		if (irq > 0) {
 			io.irq = irq;