diff --git a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c
index 7f405bcf11c2..603680792f1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static int c_can_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		/* Check if we need custom RAMINIT via syscon. Mostly for TI
 		 * platforms. Only supported with DT boot.
 		 */
-		if (np && of_property_read_bool(np, "syscon-raminit")) {
+		if (np && of_property_present(np, "syscon-raminit")) {
 			u32 id;
 			struct c_can_raminit *raminit = &priv->raminit_sys;