diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/pmic8xxx-pwrkey.c b/drivers/input/misc/pmic8xxx-pwrkey.c
index 1cb8fda7a166..c91e3d33aea9 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/pmic8xxx-pwrkey.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/pmic8xxx-pwrkey.c
@@ -92,15 +92,15 @@ static int pmic8xxx_pwrkey_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	bool pull_up;
 
 	if (of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "debounce", &kpd_delay))
-		kpd_delay = 0;
+		kpd_delay = 15625;
 
-	pull_up = of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node, "pull-up");
-
-	if (kpd_delay > 62500) {
+	if (kpd_delay > 62500 || kpd_delay == 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid power key trigger delay\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	pull_up = of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node, "pull-up");
+
 	regmap = dev_get_regmap(pdev->dev.parent, NULL);
 	if (!regmap) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to locate regmap for the device\n");