diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index 1684bcc78b34..5fde34326dcf 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_write_enforce(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		goto out;
 
 	/* No partial writes. */
-	length = EINVAL;
+	length = -EINVAL;
 	if (*ppos != 0)
 		goto out;