diff --git a/kernel/irq/autoprobe.c b/kernel/irq/autoprobe.c
index 4e8089b319ae..8c82ea26e837 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/autoprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/autoprobe.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ unsigned long probe_irq_on(void)
 		raw_spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
 		if (!desc->action && irq_settings_can_probe(desc)) {
 			desc->istate |= IRQS_AUTODETECT | IRQS_WAITING;
-			if (irq_startup(desc, IRQ_NORESEND, IRQ_START_FORCE))
+			if (irq_activate_and_startup(desc, IRQ_NORESEND))
 				desc->istate |= IRQS_PENDING;
 		}
 		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&desc->lock);
diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 043bfc35b353..c69357a43849 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -294,11 +294,11 @@ int irq_activate(struct irq_desc *desc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void irq_activate_and_startup(struct irq_desc *desc, bool resend)
+int irq_activate_and_startup(struct irq_desc *desc, bool resend)
 {
 	if (WARN_ON(irq_activate(desc)))
-		return;
-	irq_startup(desc, resend, IRQ_START_FORCE);
+		return 0;
+	return irq_startup(desc, resend, IRQ_START_FORCE);
 }
 
 static void __irq_disable(struct irq_desc *desc, bool mask);
diff --git a/kernel/irq/internals.h b/kernel/irq/internals.h
index ab19371eab9b..ca6afa267070 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/internals.h
+++ b/kernel/irq/internals.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ extern void __enable_irq(struct irq_desc *desc);
 #define IRQ_START_COND	false
 
 extern int irq_activate(struct irq_desc *desc);
-extern void irq_activate_and_startup(struct irq_desc *desc, bool resend);
+extern int irq_activate_and_startup(struct irq_desc *desc, bool resend);
 extern int irq_startup(struct irq_desc *desc, bool resend, bool force);
 
 extern void irq_shutdown(struct irq_desc *desc);