diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c
index af8beefe9b5c3..877fd7f8a8ed1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int of_platform_serial_setup(struct platform_device *ofdev,
 	struct resource resource;
 	struct device_node *np = ofdev->dev.of_node;
 	u32 clk, spd, prop;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, irq;
 
 	memset(port, 0, sizeof *port);
 
@@ -143,21 +143,27 @@ static int of_platform_serial_setup(struct platform_device *ofdev,
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		port->line = ret;
 
-	port->irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 0);
-	if (!port->irq) {
-		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
-		goto err_unprepare;
+	irq = of_irq_get(np, 0);
+	if (irq < 0) {
+		if (irq == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+			ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+			goto err_unprepare;
+		}
+		/* IRQ support not mandatory */
+		irq = 0;
 	}
 
+	port->irq = irq;
+
 	info->rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_shared(&ofdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(info->rst)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(info->rst);
-		goto err_dispose;
+		goto err_unprepare;
 	}
 
 	ret = reset_control_deassert(info->rst);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_dispose;
+		goto err_unprepare;
 
 	port->type = type;
 	port->uartclk = clk;
@@ -184,8 +190,6 @@ static int of_platform_serial_setup(struct platform_device *ofdev,
 		port->handle_irq = fsl8250_handle_irq;
 
 	return 0;
-err_dispose:
-	irq_dispose_mapping(port->irq);
 err_unprepare:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(info->clk);
 err_pmruntime: