diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
index 92509ffe15fc..a70acae496e4 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int rpcb_create_local_unix(struct net *net)
 	if (IS_ERR(clnt)) {
 		dprintk("RPC:       failed to create AF_LOCAL rpcbind "
 				"client (errno %ld).\n", PTR_ERR(clnt));
-		result = -PTR_ERR(clnt);
+		result = PTR_ERR(clnt);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int rpcb_create_local_net(struct net *net)
 	if (IS_ERR(clnt)) {
 		dprintk("RPC:       failed to create local rpcbind "
 				"client (errno %ld).\n", PTR_ERR(clnt));
-		result = -PTR_ERR(clnt);
+		result = PTR_ERR(clnt);
 		goto out;
 	}