diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
index eb856547ae7d..16f80607e150 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
@@ -2464,7 +2464,7 @@ struct m_can_classdev *m_can_class_allocate_dev(struct device *dev,
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
-	if (dev->of_node && of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "wakeup-source"))
+	if (dev->of_node && of_property_present(dev->of_node, "wakeup-source"))
 		device_set_wakeup_capable(dev, true);
 
 	/* Get TX FIFO size