diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
index 1b4cf14f1106aac597b1ab0346ed848e2139ba22..2a5efb5b487cdc2e4fb8774e94167f6af53ca7d8 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static int qup_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 	int ret, idx;
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(qup->dev);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	writel(1, qup->base + QUP_SW_RESET);