diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nfc/nxp-nci.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nfc/nxp-nci.txt
index 9e4dc510a40aa3662bcacb8a2e9c4e14f782a3cb..285a37c2f189514aa13bcc4342427cf7f108616d 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nfc/nxp-nci.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/nfc/nxp-nci.txt
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Required properties:
 - reg: address on the bus
 - interrupts: GPIO interrupt to which the chip is connected
 - enable-gpios: Output GPIO pin used for enabling/disabling the chip
-- firmware-gpios: Output GPIO pin used to enter firmware download mode
 
 Optional SoC Specific Properties:
 - pinctrl-names: Contains only one value - "default".
 - pintctrl-0: Specifies the pin control groups used for this controller.
+- firmware-gpios: Output GPIO pin used to enter firmware download mode
 
 Example (for ARM-based BeagleBone with NPC100 NFC controller on I2C2):
 
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
index 9f60e4dc5a908dd77a1c9aaea22468244e7f77a4..7e451c10985df35f31d7ffb34c7e9ebc1edee954 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static int nxp_nci_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return PTR_ERR(phy->gpiod_en);
 	}
 
-	phy->gpiod_fw = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "firmware", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	phy->gpiod_fw = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "firmware", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(phy->gpiod_fw)) {
 		nfc_err(dev, "Failed to get FW gpio\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(phy->gpiod_fw);