diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/dpc.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/dpc.c
index 3b94e80f1d5e..879ceef517fb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/dpc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/dpc.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int vnt_rx_data(struct vnt_private *priv, struct vnt_rcb *ptr_rcb,
 
 	vnt_rf_rssi_to_dbm(priv, *rssi, &rx_dbm);
 
-	priv->bb_pre_ed_rssi = (u8)rx_dbm + 1;
+	priv->bb_pre_ed_rssi = (u8)-rx_dbm + 1;
 	priv->current_rssi = priv->bb_pre_ed_rssi;
 
 	skb_pull(skb, 8);