diff --git a/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c b/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
index 7c84f64c74f77aa89dc3c8af5f420353c29e7270..2dfa2e04874511a1c741c81d77b508b9f1fb9399 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_system_wakeup);
 
 void pm_system_cancel_wakeup(void)
 {
-	atomic_dec(&pm_abort_suspend);
+	atomic_dec_if_positive(&pm_abort_suspend);
 }
 
 void pm_wakeup_clear(bool reset)