1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
index 330cf84d21fe..60353f5acc48 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ asmlinkage ssize_t sys32_pread(unsigned int fd, char * buf,
                 goto out;
         pos = merge_64(a4, a5);
         ret = rw_verify_area(READ, file, &pos, count);
-        if (ret)
+        if (ret < 0)
                 goto out;
         ret = -EINVAL;
         if (!file->f_op || !(read = file->f_op->read))
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ asmlinkage ssize_t sys32_pwrite(unsigned int fd, const char * buf,
                 goto out;
         pos = merge_64(a4, a5);
         ret = rw_verify_area(WRITE, file, &pos, count);
-        if (ret)
+        if (ret < 0)
                 goto out;
         ret = -EINVAL;
         if (!file->f_op || !(write = file->f_op->write))