diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mb86s7x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mb86s7x.c
index 21b1ce5abdfe..ee93c0ab0a59 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mb86s7x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mb86s7x.c
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ 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));