diff --git a/drivers/block/xsysace.c b/drivers/block/xsysace.c
index f8ef15f37c5e..3fd130fdfbc1 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xsysace.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xsysace.c
@@ -1160,8 +1160,7 @@ static int ace_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "ace_probe(%p)\n", dev);
 
 	/* device id and bus width */
-	of_property_read_u32(dev->dev.of_node, "port-number", &id);
-	if (id < 0)
+	if (of_property_read_u32(dev->dev.of_node, "port-number", &id))
 		id = 0;
 	if (of_find_property(dev->dev.of_node, "8-bit", NULL))
 		bus_width = ACE_BUS_WIDTH_8;