diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
index b032e8885e2435b3585810f1266bca9aa3fce6a8..78c66e3c53ed5f88d8d79ac3c16cdb4800af71f0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ static int spi_qup_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = spi_qup_set_state(controller, QUP_STATE_RESET);