1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index ed72e1330862..2a4ba258f04f 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ int parse_args(const char *name,
                 int ret;                                                \
                                                                         \
                 ret = strtolfn(val, 0, &l);                             \
-                if (ret == -EINVAL || ((type)l != l))                   \
-                        return -EINVAL;                                 \
+                if (ret < 0 || ((type)l != l))                          \
+                        return ret < 0 ? ret : -EINVAL;                 \
                 *((type *)kp->arg) = l;                                 \
                 return 0;                                               \
         }                                                               \