diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
index d556e705ec00..8ffc1fbb036f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ void am65_cpsw_nuss_remove_tx_chns(struct am65_cpsw_common *common)
 	for (i = 0; i < common->tx_ch_num; i++) {
 		struct am65_cpsw_tx_chn *tx_chn = &common->tx_chns[i];
 
-		if (tx_chn->irq)
+		if (tx_chn->irq > 0)
 			devm_free_irq(dev, tx_chn->irq, tx_chn);
 
 		netif_napi_del(&tx_chn->napi_tx);