diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index ef56c18ded1b..a12af5b38a31 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_alloc_at_place(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		ret = ttm_resource_try_charge(bo, place, &alloc_state->charge_pool,
 					      force_space ? &alloc_state->limit_pool
 							  : NULL);
-		if (ret) {
+		if (ret > 0) {
 			/*
 			 * -EAGAIN means the charge failed, which we treat
 			 * like an allocation failure. Therefore, return an