diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mcp23s08.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mcp23s08.c
index fe7c0e2..57adbc9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mcp23s08.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mcp23s08.c
@@ -900,8 +900,6 @@
 			if (spi_present_mask & (1 << addr))
 				chips++;
 		}
-		if (!chips)
-			return -ENODEV;
 	} else {
 		type = spi_get_device_id(spi)->driver_data;
 		pdata = dev_get_platdata(&spi->dev);
@@ -940,10 +938,6 @@
 		if (!(spi_present_mask & (1 << addr)))
 			continue;
 		chips--;
-		if (chips < 0) {
-			dev_err(&spi->dev, "FATAL: invalid negative chip id\n");
-			goto fail;
-		}
 		data->mcp[addr] = &data->chip[chips];
 		status = mcp23s08_probe_one(data->mcp[addr], &spi->dev, spi,
 					    0x40 | (addr << 1), type, base,