diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-ocelot.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-ocelot.c
index 25cb62e21e50a7416d9ec9c232e6998be771728e..d59d684d3496f5215da5fe2bc1a1fc2dcacbd5c2 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-ocelot.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-ocelot.c
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ static int ocelot_gpiochip_register(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	gc = &info->gpio_chip;
 	gc->ngpio = info->desc->npins;
 	gc->parent = &pdev->dev;
-	gc->base = 0;
+	gc->base = -1;
 	gc->of_node = info->dev->of_node;
 	gc->label = "ocelot-gpio";