diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index 6e76798ec786..81fb553ceb56 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ struct sk_buff *__hci_cmd_sync_sk(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u32 plen,
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "end: err %d", err);
 
-	if (err < 0) {
+	if (err <= 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}