{
        struct pca953x_platform_data *pdata;
        struct device_node *node;
-       const uint16_t *val;
+       const __be32 *val;
+       int size;
 
        node = client->dev.of_node;
        if (node == NULL)
        }
 
        pdata->gpio_base = -1;
-       val = of_get_property(node, "linux,gpio-base", NULL);
+       val = of_get_property(node, "linux,gpio-base", &size);
        if (val) {
-               if (*val < 0)
-                       dev_warn(&client->dev,
-                                "invalid gpio-base in device tree\n");
+               if (size != sizeof(*val))
+                       dev_warn(&client->dev, "%s: wrong linux,gpio-base\n",
+                                node->full_name);
                else
-                       pdata->gpio_base = *val;
+                       pdata->gpio_base = be32_to_cpup(val);
        }
 
        val = of_get_property(node, "polarity", NULL);