1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sound/oss/audio.c b/sound/oss/audio.c
index b69c05b7ea7b..7df48a25c4ee 100644
--- a/sound/oss/audio.c
+++ b/sound/oss/audio.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static int dma_ioctl(int dev, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
                                         if ((err = audio_devs[dev]->d->prepare_for_input(dev,
                                                      dmap_in->fragment_size, dmap_in->nbufs)) < 0) {
                                                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dmap_in->lock,flags);
-                                                return -err;
+                                                return err;
                                         }
                                         dmap_in->dma_mode = DMODE_INPUT;
                                         audio_devs[dev]->enable_bits |= PCM_ENABLE_INPUT;