diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 046423b0c5ca..f996efc56605 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ int cpuidle_enter_freeze(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 	 * be frozen safely.
 	 */
 	index = find_deepest_state(drv, dev, UINT_MAX, 0, true);
-	if (index >= 0)
+	if (index > 0)
 		enter_freeze_proper(drv, dev, index);
 
 	return index;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 34852ee70d54..30f7b6ad3920 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
 	 */
 	if (idle_should_freeze()) {
 		entered_state = cpuidle_enter_freeze(drv, dev);
-		if (entered_state >= 0) {
+		if (entered_state > 0) {
 			local_irq_enable();
 			goto exit_idle;
 		}