diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c
index 19b14826385b..e9f3bbd8d605 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void *rxe_alloc(struct rxe_pool *pool)
 
 	err = xa_alloc_cyclic(&pool->xa, &elem->index, elem, pool->limit,
 			      &pool->next, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (err)
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_free;
 
 	return obj;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int __rxe_add_to_pool(struct rxe_pool *pool, struct rxe_pool_elem *elem)
 
 	err = xa_alloc_cyclic(&pool->xa, &elem->index, elem, pool->limit,
 			      &pool->next, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (err)
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_cnt;
 
 	return 0;