diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_gpio.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_gpio.c
index fc65ad1b3293..d7a7ef135b9f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_gpio.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int ppc4xx_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int gpio)
 	struct of_mm_gpio_chip *mm_gc = to_of_mm_gpio_chip(gc);
 	struct ppc4xx_gpio __iomem *regs = mm_gc->regs;
 
-	return in_be32(&regs->ir) & GPIO_MASK(gpio);
+	return !!(in_be32(&regs->ir) & GPIO_MASK(gpio));
 }
 
 static inline void