diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index 2589a6b78aa175a207cf592e5c8b611ca95f232e..013fdb6fa07abbd73bbcf303550ed0693a27a86e 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ static struct dcb_app_type *dcb_app_lookup(const struct dcb_app *app,
 		if (itr->app.selector == app->selector &&
 		    itr->app.protocol == app->protocol &&
 		    itr->ifindex == ifindex &&
-		    (!prio || itr->app.priority == prio))
+		    ((prio == -1) || itr->app.priority == prio))
 			return itr;
 	}
 
@@ -1821,7 +1821,8 @@ u8 dcb_getapp(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *app)
 	u8 prio = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
-	if ((itr = dcb_app_lookup(app, dev->ifindex, 0)))
+	itr = dcb_app_lookup(app, dev->ifindex, -1);
+	if (itr)
 		prio = itr->app.priority;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 
@@ -1849,7 +1850,8 @@ int dcb_setapp(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *new)
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	/* Search for existing match and replace */
-	if ((itr = dcb_app_lookup(new, dev->ifindex, 0))) {
+	itr = dcb_app_lookup(new, dev->ifindex, -1);
+	if (itr) {
 		if (new->priority)
 			itr->app.priority = new->priority;
 		else {
@@ -1882,7 +1884,8 @@ u8 dcb_ieee_getapp_mask(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *app)
 	u8 prio = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
-	if ((itr = dcb_app_lookup(app, dev->ifindex, 0)))
+	itr = dcb_app_lookup(app, dev->ifindex, -1);
+	if (itr)
 		prio |= 1 << itr->app.priority;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);