diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 0e07fb8585fb..e9cf08a1a8b9 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -13479,7 +13479,7 @@ static int nl80211_vendor_cmd_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (err == -ENOBUFS || err == -ENOENT) {
 			genlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr);
 			break;
-		} else if (err) {
+		} else if (err <= 0) {
 			genlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr);
 			goto out;
 		}