diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
index 1d18c10e8f82f..34aa196b7465c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
@@ -2389,7 +2389,8 @@ static int sfp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			continue;
 
 		sfp->gpio_irq[i] = gpiod_to_irq(sfp->gpio[i]);
-		if (!sfp->gpio_irq[i]) {
+		if (sfp->gpio_irq[i] < 0) {
+			sfp->gpio_irq[i] = 0;
 			sfp->need_poll = true;
 			continue;
 		}