diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c
index 669e7606651a..d8efa90479e2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c
@@ -175,10 +175,12 @@ static struct imx_usbmisc_data *usbmisc_get_init_data(struct device *dev)
 	if (of_usb_get_phy_mode(np) == USBPHY_INTERFACE_MODE_ULPI)
 		data->ulpi = 1;
 
-	of_property_read_u32(np, "samsung,picophy-pre-emp-curr-control",
-			&data->emp_curr_control);
-	of_property_read_u32(np, "samsung,picophy-dc-vol-level-adjust",
-			&data->dc_vol_level_adjust);
+	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "samsung,picophy-pre-emp-curr-control",
+			&data->emp_curr_control))
+		data->emp_curr_control = -1;
+	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "samsung,picophy-dc-vol-level-adjust",
+			&data->dc_vol_level_adjust))
+		data->dc_vol_level_adjust = -1;
 
 	return data;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/usbmisc_imx.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/usbmisc_imx.c
index 2318c7906acd..a2cb4f48c84c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/usbmisc_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/usbmisc_imx.c
@@ -657,13 +657,15 @@ static int usbmisc_imx7d_init(struct imx_usbmisc_data *data)
 			usbmisc->base + MX7D_USBNC_USB_CTRL2);
 		/* PHY tuning for signal quality */
 		reg = readl(usbmisc->base + MX7D_USB_OTG_PHY_CFG1);
-		if (data->emp_curr_control && data->emp_curr_control <=
+		if (data->emp_curr_control >= 0 &&
+			data->emp_curr_control <=
 			(TXPREEMPAMPTUNE0_MASK >> TXPREEMPAMPTUNE0_BIT)) {
 			reg &= ~TXPREEMPAMPTUNE0_MASK;
 			reg |= (data->emp_curr_control << TXPREEMPAMPTUNE0_BIT);
 		}
 
-		if (data->dc_vol_level_adjust && data->dc_vol_level_adjust <=
+		if (data->dc_vol_level_adjust >= 0 &&
+			data->dc_vol_level_adjust <=
 			(TXVREFTUNE0_MASK >> TXVREFTUNE0_BIT)) {
 			reg &= ~TXVREFTUNE0_MASK;
 			reg |= (data->dc_vol_level_adjust << TXVREFTUNE0_BIT);