diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/h8300_timer16.c b/drivers/clocksource/h8300_timer16.c
index 6705bf784d84..129dca02b3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/h8300_timer16.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/h8300_timer16.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static void __init h8300_16timer_init(struct device_node *node)
 	}
 
 	irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(node, 0);
-	if (irq < 0) {
+	if (!irq) {
 		pr_err("failed to get irq for clockevent\n");
 		goto unmap_comm;
 	}