diff --git a/drivers/staging/solo6x10/solo6010-v4l2-enc.c b/drivers/staging/solo6x10/solo6010-v4l2-enc.c
index f114b4b7d8ee..bbf3d9c4abb0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/solo6x10/solo6010-v4l2-enc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/solo6x10/solo6010-v4l2-enc.c
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ static struct solo_enc_dev *solo_enc_alloc(struct solo6010_dev *solo_dev, u8 ch)
 		 "%s-enc (%i/%i)", SOLO6010_NAME, solo_dev->vfd->num,
 		 solo_enc->vfd->num);
 
-	if (video_nr >= 0)
+	if (video_nr != -1)
 		video_nr++;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&solo_enc->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/solo6x10/solo6010-v4l2.c b/drivers/staging/solo6x10/solo6010-v4l2.c
index 9537cc6ee3b7..9731fa02b5e8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/solo6x10/solo6010-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/solo6x10/solo6010-v4l2.c
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ int solo_v4l2_init(struct solo6010_dev *solo_dev)
 	snprintf(solo_dev->vfd->name, sizeof(solo_dev->vfd->name), "%s (%i)",
 		 SOLO6010_NAME, solo_dev->vfd->num);
 
-	if (video_nr >= 0)
+	if (video_nr != -1)
 		video_nr++;
 
 	dev_info(&solo_dev->pdev->dev, "Display as /dev/video%d with "