diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
index d0e1106f223a..8067c1e22af9 100644
--- a/mm/memory-failure.c
+++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ static int me_huge_page(struct page_state *ps, struct page *p)
 		 * subpages.
 		 */
 		put_page(hpage);
-		if (__page_handle_poison(p) >= 0) {
+		if (__page_handle_poison(p) > 0) {
 			page_ref_inc(p);
 			res = MF_RECOVERED;
 		} else {
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ retry:
 	 */
 	if (res == 0) {
 		unlock_page(head);
-		if (__page_handle_poison(p) >= 0) {
+		if (__page_handle_poison(p) > 0) {
 			page_ref_inc(p);
 			res = MF_RECOVERED;
 		} else {