diff --git a/drivers/base/power/power.h b/drivers/base/power/power.h
index 7beee75399d4..21244c53e377 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/power.h
+++ b/drivers/base/power/power.h
@@ -41,20 +41,15 @@ extern void dev_pm_disable_wake_irq_check(struct device *dev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 
-extern int device_wakeup_attach_irq(struct device *dev,
-				    struct wake_irq *wakeirq);
+extern void device_wakeup_attach_irq(struct device *dev, struct wake_irq *wakeirq);
 extern void device_wakeup_detach_irq(struct device *dev);
 extern void device_wakeup_arm_wake_irqs(void);
 extern void device_wakeup_disarm_wake_irqs(void);
 
 #else
 
-static inline int
-device_wakeup_attach_irq(struct device *dev,
-			 struct wake_irq *wakeirq)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
+static inline void device_wakeup_attach_irq(struct device *dev,
+					    struct wake_irq *wakeirq) {}
 
 static inline void device_wakeup_detach_irq(struct device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/wakeirq.c b/drivers/base/power/wakeirq.c
index ae0429827f31..a8ac86e4d79e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/wakeirq.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/wakeirq.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ static int dev_pm_attach_wake_irq(struct device *dev, int irq,
 				  struct wake_irq *wirq)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int err;
 
 	if (!dev || !wirq)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -45,12 +44,11 @@ static int dev_pm_attach_wake_irq(struct device *dev, int irq,
 		return -EEXIST;
 	}
 
-	err = device_wakeup_attach_irq(dev, wirq);
-	if (!err)
-		dev->power.wakeirq = wirq;
+	dev->power.wakeirq = wirq;
+	device_wakeup_attach_irq(dev, wirq);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->power.lock, flags);
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c b/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
index b7b8b2fe89c6..e73a081c6397 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
@@ -291,22 +291,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_wakeup_enable);
  *
  * Call under the device's power.lock lock.
  */
-int device_wakeup_attach_irq(struct device *dev,
+void device_wakeup_attach_irq(struct device *dev,
 			     struct wake_irq *wakeirq)
 {
 	struct wakeup_source *ws;
 
 	ws = dev->power.wakeup;
-	if (!ws) {
-		dev_err(dev, "forgot to call device_init_wakeup?\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	if (!ws)
+		return;
 
 	if (ws->wakeirq)
-		return -EEXIST;
+		dev_err(dev, "Leftover wakeup IRQ found, overriding\n");
 
 	ws->wakeirq = wakeirq;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /**