diff --git a/drivers/net/arm/am79c961a.c b/drivers/net/arm/am79c961a.c
index 53e3afc..09d5c3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arm/am79c961a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arm/am79c961a.c
@@ -696,7 +696,9 @@
 	dev->base_addr = res->start;
 	dev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 
-    	ret = -ENODEV;
+	ret = -ENODEV;
+	if (dev->irq < 0)
+		goto nodev;
 	if (!request_region(dev->base_addr, 0x18, dev->name))
 		goto nodev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fcc.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fcc.c
index e67b1d0..95e2bb8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fcc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fcc.c
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
 
 	/* Fill out IRQ field */
 	fep->interrupt = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (fep->interrupt < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Attach the memory for the FCC Parameter RAM */
 	r = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "fcc_pram");
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fec.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fec.c
index 2e8f444..3dad69d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fec.c
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@
 	
 	/* Fill out IRQ field */
 	fep->interrupt = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev,"interrupt");
+	if (fep->interrupt < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	
 	r = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "regs");
 	fep->fec.fecp =(void*)r->start;
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-scc.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-scc.c
index a3897fd..a772b28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-scc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-scc.c
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
 
 	/* Fill out IRQ field */
 	fep->interrupt = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "interrupt");
+	if (fep->interrupt < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	r = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "regs");
 	fep->scc.sccp = (void *)r->start;
diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
index 0e8e3fc..771e25d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
@@ -193,8 +193,12 @@
 		priv->interruptTransmit = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "tx");
 		priv->interruptReceive = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "rx");
 		priv->interruptError = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "error");
+		if (priv->interruptTransmit < 0 || priv->interruptReceive < 0 || priv->interruptError < 0)
+			goto regs_fail;
 	} else {
 		priv->interruptTransmit = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+		if (priv->interruptTransmit < 0)
+			goto regs_fail;
 	}
 
 	/* get a pointer to the register memory */
diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
index 7ec0812..75e9b3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
@@ -2221,6 +2221,10 @@
 
 	ndev->dma = (unsigned char)-1;
 	ndev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (ndev->irq < 0) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_free_netdev;
+	}
 
 	ret = smc_request_attrib(pdev);
 	if (ret)