diff --git a/plat/allwinner/sun50i_h616/sunxi_h616_dtb.c b/plat/allwinner/sun50i_h616/sunxi_h616_dtb.c
index ec49f4c9c..58bad539b 100644
--- a/plat/allwinner/sun50i_h616/sunxi_h616_dtb.c
+++ b/plat/allwinner/sun50i_h616/sunxi_h616_dtb.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void sunxi_soc_fdt_fixup(void *dtb)
 	}
 
 	node = fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(dtb, phandle);
-	if (ret != 0) {
+	if (node < 0) {
 		return;
 	}