diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-ac97.c b/sound/soc/soc-ac97.c
index ae563e379a72..733f5128eeff 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-ac97.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int snd_soc_ac97_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	dev_dbg(codec->dev, "get gpio %d : %d\n", offset,
 		ret < 0 ? ret : ret & (1 << offset));
 
-	return ret < 0 ? ret : ret & (1 << offset);
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : !!(ret & (1 << offset));
 }
 
 static void snd_soc_ac97_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset,