diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
index 312cb7fec5b0..5e67e42e6461 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ static int qcom_smd_parse_edge(struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(node, 0);
-	if (irq < 0) {
+	if (!irq) {
 		dev_err(dev, "required smd interrupt missing\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}