diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
index e4cc40a3bd86..30d313952852 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int netvsc_destroy_recv_buf(struct netvsc_device *net_device)
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			dev_err(&net_device->dev->device,
 				   "unable to teardown receive buffer's gpadl");
-			return -ret;
+			return ret;
 		}
 		net_device->recv_buf_gpadl_handle = 0;
 	}