diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 84e18b5f72a3..96c39e9a873c 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ tcf_exts_miss_cookie_base_alloc(struct tcf_exts *exts, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 
 	err = xa_alloc_cyclic(&tcf_exts_miss_cookies_xa, &n->miss_cookie_base,
 			      n, xa_limit_32b, &next, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (err)
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_xa_alloc;
 
 	exts->miss_cookie_node = n;