--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/ems_pcmcia.c +++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/ems_pcmcia.c @@ -234,7 +234,12 @@ static int ems_pcmcia_add_card(struct pc free_sja1000dev(dev); } - err = request_irq(dev->irq, &ems_pcmcia_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED, + if (!card->channels) { + err = -ENODEV; + goto failure_cleanup; + } + + err = request_irq(pdev->irq, &ems_pcmcia_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED, DRV_NAME, card); if (!err) return 0;