diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-mt7622.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-mt7622.c
index b8df7ad87cf4..26bc13bda09b 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-mt7622.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-mt7622.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static int mtk_build_groups(struct mtk_pinctrl *hw)
 		err = pinctrl_generic_add_group(hw->pctrl, group->name,
 						group->pins, group->num_pins,
 						group->data);
-		if (err) {
+		if (err < 0) {
 			dev_err(hw->dev, "Failed to register group %s\n",
 				group->name);
 			return err;
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ static int mtk_build_functions(struct mtk_pinctrl *hw)
 						  func->group_names,
 						  func->num_group_names,
 						  func->data);
-		if (err) {
+		if (err < 0) {
 			dev_err(hw->dev, "Failed to register function %s\n",
 				func->name);
 			return err;