diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
index e8b59ce4dc3a..0e55784a3ad9 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static int mpc52xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ms->gpio_cs_count; i++) {
 			gpio_cs = of_get_gpio(op->dev.of_node, i);
-			if (gpio_cs < 0) {
+			if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio_cs)) {
 				dev_err(&op->dev,
 					"could not parse the gpio field in oftree\n");
 				rc = -ENODEV;