diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/hci.c b/net/nfc/nci/hci.c
index 2aedac15cb592353de7bb2ab8ec3ebb91bd5325a..a0ab26d535dca7492facc16f7aa11796732d685a 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/hci.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/hci.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ int nci_hci_connect_gate(struct nci_dev *ndev,
 	break;
 	default:
 		pipe = nci_hci_create_pipe(ndev, dest_host, dest_gate, &r);
-		if (pipe < 0)
+		if (pipe == NCI_HCI_INVALID_PIPE)
 			return r;
 		pipe_created = true;
 		break;