diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/conrpc.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/conrpc.c
index cdb660e33998b..dc454ca8cd90d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/conrpc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/conrpc.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ lstcon_rpc_trans_abort(lstcon_rpc_trans_t *trans, int error)
 
 		sfw_abort_rpc(rpc);
 
-		if (error != ETIMEDOUT)
+		if (error != -ETIMEDOUT)
 			continue;
 
 		nd = crpc->crp_node;