diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/framework.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/framework.c
index c7697f66f663..0ca1e3a780ca 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/framework.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/framework.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ sfw_del_session_timer(void)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return EBUSY; /* racing with sfw_session_expired() */
+	return -EBUSY; /* racing with sfw_session_expired() */
 }
 
 static void