diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
index 9010ef0..9469564 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@
 	}
 
 	spi_imx->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (spi_imx->irq <= 0) {
+	if (spi_imx->irq < 0) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_iounmap;
 	}