diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c
index e65d027b91fafbbd752970cff0afdc9e8cfb0d7c..529be35ac1782a62e9f18b71905fa597ea52a222 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void nfcmrvl_chip_reset(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv)
 	/* Reset possible fault of previous session */
 	clear_bit(NFCMRVL_PHY_ERROR, &priv->flags);
 
-	if (priv->config.reset_n_io) {
+	if (gpio_is_valid(priv->config.reset_n_io)) {
 		nfc_info(priv->dev, "reset the chip\n");
 		gpio_set_value(priv->config.reset_n_io, 0);
 		usleep_range(5000, 10000);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void nfcmrvl_chip_reset(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv)
 
 void nfcmrvl_chip_halt(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv)
 {
-	if (priv->config.reset_n_io)
+	if (gpio_is_valid(priv->config.reset_n_io))
 		gpio_set_value(priv->config.reset_n_io, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/uart.c b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/uart.c
index 9a22056e8d9eea921b59a588318be8c47b6b1046..e5a622ce4b9517d299170f20d35bde2bd5e003da 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/uart.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/uart.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 static unsigned int hci_muxed;
 static unsigned int flow_control;
 static unsigned int break_control;
-static unsigned int reset_n_io;
+static int reset_n_io = -EINVAL;
 
 /*
 ** NFCMRVL NCI OPS
@@ -231,5 +231,5 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(break_control, "Tell if UART driver must drive break signal.");
 module_param(hci_muxed, uint, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(hci_muxed, "Tell if transport is muxed in HCI one.");
 
-module_param(reset_n_io, uint, 0);
+module_param(reset_n_io, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(reset_n_io, "GPIO that is wired to RESET_N signal.");
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/usb.c b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/usb.c
index 945cc903d8f1123fd63a13c42564a3dfe7465a12..888e298f610b8ed7140c85c5d0355d55007b6cfc 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/usb.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ static int nfcmrvl_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	/* No configuration for USB */
 	memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
+	config.reset_n_io = -EINVAL;
 
 	nfc_info(&udev->dev, "intf %p id %p\n", intf, id);