diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c
index b5c96af955c63..3786dcc8a7b62 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 /* Max address size we deal with */
 #define OF_MAX_ADDR_CELLS	4
 #define OF_CHECK_COUNTS(na, ns)	((na) > 0 && (na) <= OF_MAX_ADDR_CELLS && \
-			(ns) > 0)
+			(ns) >= 0)
 
 static struct of_bus *of_match_bus(struct device_node *np);
 static int __of_address_to_resource(struct device_node *dev,