diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sx150x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sx150x.c
index 2d882964b309cce88c3b7faa6f737890c08a8e7d..04d4f2c2928a705f1733a284c280c0ed67d1c726 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sx150x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sx150x.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int sx150x_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
 		mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
 	}
 
-	return status;
+	return (status < 0) ? status : !!status;
 }
 
 static void sx150x_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset, int val)