diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index 86873b6f38a7f..430fdccc733e6 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ static int do_pages_move(struct mm_struct *mm, nodemask_t task_nodes,
 	err1 = do_move_pages_to_node(mm, &pagelist, current_node);
 	if (!err1)
 		err1 = store_status(status, start, current_node, i - start);
-	if (!err)
+	if (err >= 0)
 		err = err1;
 out:
 	return err;