diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic-common.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic-common.c
index 661840b5d553..28b26c80f4cf 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic-common.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic-common.c
@@ -80,16 +80,10 @@ int aic_common_set_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned type, unsigned *val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int aic_common_set_priority(int priority, unsigned *val)
+void aic_common_set_priority(int priority, unsigned *val)
 {
-	if (priority < AT91_AIC_IRQ_MIN_PRIORITY ||
-	    priority > AT91_AIC_IRQ_MAX_PRIORITY)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	*val &= ~AT91_AIC_PRIOR;
 	*val |= priority;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 int aic_common_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic-common.h b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic-common.h
index 046bcc88205b..af60376d50de 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic-common.h
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic-common.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 int aic_common_set_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned type, unsigned *val);
 
-int aic_common_set_priority(int priority, unsigned *val);
+void aic_common_set_priority(int priority, unsigned *val);
 
 int aic_common_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 				struct device_node *ctrlr,
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic.c
index 799834de276a..112e17c2768b 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic.c
@@ -196,9 +196,8 @@ static int aic_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 
 	irq_gc_lock(gc);
 	smr = irq_reg_readl(gc, AT91_AIC_SMR(*out_hwirq));
-	ret = aic_common_set_priority(intspec[2], &smr);
-	if (!ret)
-		irq_reg_writel(gc, smr, AT91_AIC_SMR(*out_hwirq));
+	aic_common_set_priority(intspec[2], &smr);
+	irq_reg_writel(gc, smr, AT91_AIC_SMR(*out_hwirq));
 	irq_gc_unlock(gc);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
index a7e8fc81c80c..f36f426edc62 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
@@ -272,9 +272,8 @@ static int aic5_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 	irq_gc_lock(bgc);
 	irq_reg_writel(bgc, *out_hwirq, AT91_AIC5_SSR);
 	smr = irq_reg_readl(bgc, AT91_AIC5_SMR);
-	ret = aic_common_set_priority(intspec[2], &smr);
-	if (!ret)
-		irq_reg_writel(bgc, intspec[2] | smr, AT91_AIC5_SMR);
+	aic_common_set_priority(intspec[2], &smr);
+	irq_reg_writel(bgc, intspec[2] | smr, AT91_AIC5_SMR);
 	irq_gc_unlock(bgc);
 
 	return ret;