diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
index 5d729bd9ad90..17f14e0eafe4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static struct cm_id_private *cm_alloc_id_priv(struct ib_device *device,
 
 	ret = xa_alloc_cyclic_irq(&cm.local_id_table, &id, NULL, xa_limit_32b,
 				  &cm.local_id_next, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
 	cm_id_priv->id.local_id = (__force __be32)id ^ cm.random_id_operand;