diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 96f4e59c32a5..9fc58e403229 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ ssize_t mei_cl_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb)
 
 	mei_hdr = mei_msg_hdr_init(cb);
 	if (IS_ERR(mei_hdr)) {
-		rets = -PTR_ERR(mei_hdr);
+		rets = PTR_ERR(mei_hdr);
 		mei_hdr = NULL;
 		goto err;
 	}