diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index a66d18e380fc..bc0a946e8e6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -3148,7 +3148,7 @@ struct wireless_dev *mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, adapter->dev);
 
 	ret = dev_alloc_name(dev, name);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_alloc_name;
 
 	priv->dfs_cac_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("MWIFIEX_DFS_CAC-%s",