diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st-nci/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/st-nci/i2c.c
index 6645972377af..a6a1977e57c5 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st-nci/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st-nci/i2c.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ static int st_nci_i2c_acpi_request_resources(struct i2c_client *client)
 	const struct acpi_device_id *id;
 	struct gpio_desc *gpiod_reset;
 	struct device *dev;
+	u8 tmp;
 
 	if (!client)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -237,10 +238,18 @@ static int st_nci_i2c_acpi_request_resources(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	phy->irq_polarity = irq_get_trigger_type(client->irq);
 
-	phy->se_status.is_ese_present =
-				device_property_present(dev, "ese-present");
-	phy->se_status.is_uicc_present =
-				device_property_present(dev, "uicc-present");
+	phy->se_status.is_ese_present = false;
+	phy->se_status.is_uicc_present = false;
+
+	if (device_property_present(dev, "ese-present")) {
+		device_property_read_u8(dev, "ese-present", &tmp);
+		phy->se_status.is_ese_present = tmp;
+	}
+
+	if (device_property_present(dev, "uicc-present")) {
+		device_property_read_u8(dev, "uicc-present", &tmp);
+		phy->se_status.is_uicc_present = tmp;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st-nci/spi.c b/drivers/nfc/st-nci/spi.c
index e015015c5dc9..51a863f0a987 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st-nci/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st-nci/spi.c
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ static int st_nci_spi_acpi_request_resources(struct spi_device *spi_dev)
 	const struct acpi_device_id *id;
 	struct gpio_desc *gpiod_reset;
 	struct device *dev;
+	u8 tmp;
 
 	if (!spi_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -252,10 +253,18 @@ static int st_nci_spi_acpi_request_resources(struct spi_device *spi_dev)
 
 	phy->irq_polarity = irq_get_trigger_type(spi_dev->irq);
 
-	phy->se_status.is_ese_present =
-				device_property_present(dev, "ese-present");
-	phy->se_status.is_uicc_present =
-				device_property_present(dev, "uicc-present");
+	phy->se_status.is_ese_present = false;
+	phy->se_status.is_uicc_present = false;
+
+	if (device_property_present(dev, "ese-present")) {
+		device_property_read_u8(dev, "ese-present", &tmp);
+		tmp = phy->se_status.is_ese_present;
+	}
+
+	if (device_property_present(dev, "uicc-present")) {
+		device_property_read_u8(dev, "uicc-present", &tmp);
+		tmp = phy->se_status.is_uicc_present;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }