diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08_spi.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08_spi.c
index 5ed368772adb..30775d31bd69 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08_spi.c
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ static int mcp23s08_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	unsigned int addr;
 	int chips;
 	int ret;
-	u32 v;
+	u8 v;
 
 	info = spi_get_device_match_data(spi);
 
-	ret = device_property_read_u32(dev, "microchip,spi-present-mask", &v);
+	ret = device_property_read_u8(dev, "microchip,spi-present-mask", &v);
 	if (ret) {
-		ret = device_property_read_u32(dev, "mcp,spi-present-mask", &v);
+		ret = device_property_read_u8(dev, "mcp,spi-present-mask", &v);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(dev, "missing spi-present-mask");
 			return ret;