diff --git a/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c b/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
index 921a5d2..bb5c569 100644
--- a/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
@@ -418,6 +418,22 @@ void mcb_bus_add_devices(const struct mcb_bus *bus)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mcb_bus_add_devices);
 
 /**
+ * mcb_get_resource() - get a resource for a mcb device
+ * @dev: the mcb device
+ * @type: the type of resource
+ */
+struct resource *mcb_get_resource(struct mcb_device *dev, unsigned int type)
+{
+	if (type == IORESOURCE_MEM)
+		return &dev->mem;
+	else if (type == IORESOURCE_IRQ)
+		return &dev->irq;
+	else
+		return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mcb_get_resource);
+
+/**
  * mcb_request_mem() - Request memory
  * @dev: The @mcb_device the memory is for
  * @name: The name for the memory reference.
@@ -460,7 +476,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mcb_release_mem);
 
 static int __mcb_get_irq(struct mcb_device *dev)
 {
-	struct resource *irq = &dev->irq;
+	struct resource *irq;
+
+	irq = mcb_get_resource(dev, IORESOURCE_IRQ);
 
 	return irq->start;
 }