diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
index 9193c3b8edeb..ae7ee611978b 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int __dtpm_cpu_setup(int cpu, struct dtpm *parent)
 	ret = freq_qos_add_request(&policy->constraints,
 				   &dtpm_cpu->qos_req, FREQ_QOS_MAX,
 				   pd->table[pd->nr_perf_states - 1].frequency);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_dtpm_unregister;
 
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);