diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
index 19e2365be7d8f..945643c026155 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
@@ -600,9 +600,9 @@ void fec_ptp_init(struct platform_device *pdev, int irq_idx)
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&fep->time_keep, fec_time_keep);
 
-	irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "pps");
+	irq = platform_get_irq_byname_optional(pdev, "pps");
 	if (irq < 0)
-		irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, irq_idx);
+		irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, irq_idx);
 	/* Failure to get an irq is not fatal,
 	 * only the PTP_CLOCK_PPS clock events should stop
 	 */