diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 7f89c588e588..d2dc05a843f5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -1284,11 +1284,11 @@ ip_vs_edit_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc, struct ip_vs_service_user_kern *u)
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
 	if (u->af == AF_INET6) {
 		if (!sched->supports_ipv6) {
-			ret = EAFNOSUPPORT;
+			ret = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if ((u->netmask < 1) || (u->netmask > 128)) {
-			ret = EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}