diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
index 764c980507be..6ccfa12abd10 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ static int qcom_smd_parse_edge(struct device *dev,
 		edge->name = node->name;
 
 	irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(node, 0);
-	if (irq < 0) {
+	if (!irq) {
 		dev_err(dev, "required smd interrupt missing\n");
 		ret = irq;
 		goto put_node;