diff --git a/drivers/amba/bus.c b/drivers/amba/bus.c
index d15acbb4d59e..01c2cf4efcdd 100644
--- a/drivers/amba/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/amba/bus.c
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@ int amba_device_add(struct amba_device *dev, struct resource *parent)
 	void __iomem *tmp;
 	int i, ret;
 
+	WARN_ON(dev->irq[0] == (unsigned int)-1);
+	WARN_ON(dev->irq[1] == (unsigned int)-1);
+
 	ret = request_resource(parent, &dev->res);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_out;