diff --git a/src/mraa.c b/src/mraa.c
index 7680412..65219f7 100644
--- a/src/mraa.c
+++ b/src/mraa.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ mraa_gpio_lookup(const char* pin_name)
     for (i = 0; i < plat->gpio_count; i++) {
          if (plat->pins[i].name != NULL &&
              strncmp(pin_name, plat->pins[i].name, strlen(plat->pins[i].name) + 1) == 0) {
-             return plat->pins[i].gpio.pinmap;
+             return i;
          }
     }
     return -1;