diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_regmap.c b/sound/hda/hdac_regmap.c
index 87041ddd29cbcbf2c63fca9ed90ffdbc0e5f249d..47a358fab13280acad02b319d012953eb0a57e7d 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_regmap.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_regmap.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ int snd_hdac_regmap_write_raw(struct hdac_device *codec, unsigned int reg,
 	err = reg_raw_write(codec, reg, val);
 	if (err == -EAGAIN) {
 		err = snd_hdac_power_up_pm(codec);
-		if (!err)
+		if (err >= 0)
 			err = reg_raw_write(codec, reg, val);
 		snd_hdac_power_down_pm(codec);
 	}
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ static int __snd_hdac_regmap_read_raw(struct hdac_device *codec,
 	err = reg_raw_read(codec, reg, val, uncached);
 	if (err == -EAGAIN) {
 		err = snd_hdac_power_up_pm(codec);
-		if (!err)
+		if (err >= 0)
 			err = reg_raw_read(codec, reg, val, uncached);
 		snd_hdac_power_down_pm(codec);
 	}