diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_devfreq.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_devfreq.c
index f40bce8176df..d1dff6ccab12 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_devfreq.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static int __dtpm_devfreq_setup(struct devfreq *devfreq, struct dtpm *parent)
 	ret = dev_pm_qos_add_request(dev, &dtpm_devfreq->qos_req,
 				     DEV_PM_QOS_MAX_FREQUENCY,
 				     PM_QOS_MAX_FREQUENCY_DEFAULT_VALUE);
-	if (ret) {
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_err("Failed to add QoS request: %d\n", ret);
 		goto out_dtpm_unregister;
 	}