diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/main.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/main.c
index c1ba0d42cbc8..e0f29b8a872d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/main.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int cxl_adapter_context_get(struct cxl *adapter)
 	int rc;
 
 	rc = atomic_inc_unless_negative(&adapter->contexts_num);
-	return rc >= 0 ? 0 : -EBUSY;
+	return rc ? 0 : -EBUSY;
 }
 
 void cxl_adapter_context_put(struct cxl *adapter)