diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 82f309fb3ce5..e8432876cc86 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ static int _ib_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
 		if (!(rdma_protocol_ib(qp->device,
 				       attr->alt_ah_attr.port_num) &&
 		      rdma_protocol_ib(qp->device, port))) {
-			ret = EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}