diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index ad308d8c5ebf0ff1dd38ef7e3fce52fb43d094cb..9374c85c5caf96b216c6aca89800043aca063966 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -4911,7 +4911,7 @@ static void iwl_mvm_mac_sta_statistics(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta = iwl_mvm_sta_from_mac80211(sta);
 
 	if (mvmsta->avg_energy) {
-		sinfo->signal_avg = mvmsta->avg_energy;
+		sinfo->signal_avg = -(s8)mvmsta->avg_energy;
 		sinfo->filled |= BIT_ULL(NL80211_STA_INFO_SIGNAL_AVG);
 	}