diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-ipq806x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-ipq806x.c
index 2c6d7c69c8f7..0d21082ceb93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-ipq806x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-ipq806x.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int ipq806x_gmac_of_parse(struct ipq806x_gmac *gmac)
 	struct device *dev = &gmac->pdev->dev;
 
 	gmac->phy_mode = of_get_phy_mode(dev->of_node);
-	if (gmac->phy_mode < 0) {
+	if ((int)gmac->phy_mode < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "missing phy mode property\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}