diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/syscall.h
index 6c6f16e409a87..0d23c00493018 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static inline void syscall_rollback(struct task_struct *task,
 static inline long syscall_get_error(struct task_struct *task,
 				     struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	return regs->r10 == -1 ? regs->r8:0;
+	return regs->r10 == -1 ? -regs->r8:0;
 }
 
 static inline long syscall_get_return_value(struct task_struct *task,