diff --git a/drivers/memory/atmel-ebi.c b/drivers/memory/atmel-ebi.c
index 99e644cda4d13db301b713a5752788c0f646dfa1..1cf34d24d4e0baaa8a2a6c770a3bd84c7d9eb548 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/atmel-ebi.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/atmel-ebi.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static int atmel_ebi_xslate_smc_config(struct atmel_ebi_dev *ebid,
 	}
 
 	ret = atmel_ebi_xslate_smc_timings(ebid, np, &conf->smcconf);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if ((ret > 0 && !required) || (!ret && required)) {