diff --git a/drivers/xen/manage.c b/drivers/xen/manage.c
index e12bd3635f83..e8850b0e3272 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/manage.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/manage.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static void sysrq_handler(struct xenbus_watch *watch, const char **vec,
 	err = xenbus_transaction_start(&xbt);
 	if (err)
 		return;
-	if (!xenbus_scanf(xbt, "control", "sysrq", "%c", &sysrq_key)) {
+	if (xenbus_scanf(xbt, "control", "sysrq", "%c", &sysrq_key) < 0) {
 		pr_err("Unable to read sysrq code in control/sysrq\n");
 		xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 1);
 		return;