diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
index 12d980aafc5f..9d78f29cf996 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ static ssize_t format1_show(struct device *dev,
 					le16_to_cpu(nfit_dcr->dcr->code));
 			break;
 		}
-		if (rc != ENXIO)
+		if (rc != -ENXIO)
 			break;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&acpi_desc->init_mutex);