diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h
index cd29d2f4e4f35..749313b452ae6 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static inline void syscall_set_return_value(struct task_struct *task,
 					    struct pt_regs *regs,
 					    int error, long val)
 {
-	regs->gprs[2] = error ? -error : val;
+	regs->gprs[2] = error ? error : val;
 }
 
 static inline void syscall_get_arguments(struct task_struct *task,