diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-microchip-sgpio.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-microchip-sgpio.c
index 6f55bf7d5e05..0771b743a940 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-microchip-sgpio.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-microchip-sgpio.c
@@ -864,9 +864,10 @@ static int microchip_sgpio_register_bank(struct device *dev,
 	gc->can_sleep		= !bank->is_input;
 
 	if (bank->is_input && priv->properties->flags & SGPIO_FLAGS_HAS_IRQ) {
-		int irq = fwnode_irq_get(fwnode, 0);
+		int irq;
 
-		if (irq) {
+		irq = fwnode_irq_get(fwnode, 0);
+		if (irq > 0) {
 			struct gpio_irq_chip *girq = &gc->irq;
 
 			gpio_irq_chip_set_chip(girq, &microchip_sgpio_irqchip);