diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/main.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/main.c
index cc1706a92aceb..a078d49485d83 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/main.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ 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)