diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mb86s7x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mb86s7x.c
index b140806bded3..3134c0d2bfe4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mb86s7x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mb86s7x.c
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ static int mb86s70_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned gpio)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&gchip->lock, flags);
 
 	val = readl(gchip->base + PFR(gpio));
-	if (!(val & OFFSET(gpio))) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gchip->lock, flags);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	val &= ~OFFSET(gpio);
 	writel(val, gchip->base + PFR(gpio));