diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index 951a2321ee010f35c1d3395c09d0830d74197cfd..f499e47d44d87f3951450a70c0855a1b42d31718 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ xfs_dir_fsync(
 
 	if (!lsn)
 		return 0;
-	return _xfs_log_force_lsn(mp, lsn, XFS_LOG_SYNC, NULL);
+	return -_xfs_log_force_lsn(mp, lsn, XFS_LOG_SYNC, NULL);
 }
 
 STATIC int