diff --git a/fs/dlm/lockspace.c b/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
index 0455dddb0797c95c4276b533a810a525fabb144d..81fa59be7808c12b7ba54e8be1fe5cccd003c5f6 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static int new_lockspace(const char *name, const char *cluster,
 	   lockspace to start running (via sysfs) in dlm_ls_start(). */
 
 	error = do_uevent(ls, 1);
-	if (error)
+	if (error < 0)
 		goto out_recoverd;
 
 	/* wait until recovery is successful or failed */