diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 5c19097266fe..75bc2a32ec0d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@ ssize_t mei_cl_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb, unsigned long time
 
 	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;
 	}