diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
index 7f8e1cfbe19d9f2065112e4fb9e74dce8a1ae74a..68831f4e502a28289dd5190fa1143cf3d68fe0a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
@@ -2929,7 +2929,7 @@ static int drm_dp_send_link_address(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
 
 	/* FIXME: Actually do some real error handling here */
 	ret = drm_dp_mst_wait_tx_reply(mstb, txmsg);
-	if (ret <= 0) {
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		drm_err(mgr->dev, "Sending link address failed with %d\n", ret);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2981,7 +2981,7 @@ static int drm_dp_send_link_address(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
 	mutex_unlock(&mgr->lock);
 
 out:
-	if (ret <= 0)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		mstb->link_address_sent = false;
 	kfree(txmsg);
 	return ret < 0 ? ret : changed;