diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.c b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.c
index 472daa588a9d..d5507b63b6cd 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int ifcvf_init_hw(struct ifcvf_hw *hw, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	u32 i;
 
 	ret = pci_read_config_byte(pdev, PCI_CAPABILITY_LIST, &pos);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		IFCVF_ERR(pdev, "Failed to read PCI capability list\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}