diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
index 495432f3341b..95e5c5ea40af 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static int msm_gpio_init(struct msm_pinctrl *pctrl)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	chip = &pctrl->chip;
-	chip->base = 0;
+	chip->base = -1;
 	chip->ngpio = ngpio;
 	chip->label = dev_name(pctrl->dev);
 	chip->parent = pctrl->dev;