diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_debugfs.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_debugfs.c
index b8dbae82fab8..76130134bfa6 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_debugfs.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_debugfs.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int l2tp_dfs_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	 */
 	pd->net = get_net_ns_by_pid(current->pid);
 	if (IS_ERR(pd->net)) {
-		rc = -PTR_ERR(pd->net);
+		rc = PTR_ERR(pd->net);
 		goto err_free_pd;
 	}