diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
index 12c81be78eb9..63e2656d1d56 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ LSM_HOOK(int, 0, quota_on, struct dentry *dentry)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, syslog, int type)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, settime, const struct timespec64 *ts,
 	 const struct timezone *tz)
-LSM_HOOK(int, 1, vm_enough_memory, struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
+LSM_HOOK(int, 0, vm_enough_memory, struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, bprm_creds_for_exec, struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, bprm_creds_from_file, struct linux_binprm *bprm, const struct file *file)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, bprm_check_security, struct linux_binprm *bprm)
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 1390f1efb4f0..62233fec8ead 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static inline int security_settime64(const struct timespec64 *ts,
 
 static inline int security_vm_enough_memory_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 {
-	return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, cap_vm_enough_memory(mm, pages));
+	return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, !cap_vm_enough_memory(mm, pages));
 }
 
 static inline int security_bprm_creds_for_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 162d96b3a676..cefad323a0b1 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -1396,17 +1396,12 @@ int cap_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
  * Determine whether the allocation of a new virtual mapping by the current
  * task is permitted.
  *
- * Return: 1 if permission is granted, 0 if not.
+ * Return: 0 if permission granted, negative error code if not.
  */
 int cap_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 {
-	int cap_sys_admin = 0;
-
-	if (cap_capable(current_cred(), &init_user_ns,
-				CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT) == 0)
-		cap_sys_admin = 1;
-
-	return cap_sys_admin;
+	return cap_capable(current_cred(), &init_user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
+			   CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 93ed7670fbc9..b2f0e9a57864 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -1129,15 +1129,14 @@ int security_vm_enough_memory_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 	int rc;
 
 	/*
-	 * The module will respond with a positive value if
-	 * it thinks the __vm_enough_memory() call should be
-	 * made with the cap_sys_admin set. If all of the modules
-	 * agree that it should be set it will. If any module
-	 * thinks it should not be set it won't.
+	 * The module will respond with 0 if it thinks the __vm_enough_memory()
+	 * call should be made with the cap_sys_admin set. If all of the modules
+	 * agree that it should be set it will. If any module thinks it should
+	 * not be set it won't.
 	 */
 	hlist_for_each_entry(hp, &security_hook_heads.vm_enough_memory, list) {
 		rc = hp->hook.vm_enough_memory(mm, pages);
-		if (rc <= 0) {
+		if (rc < 0) {
 			cap_sys_admin = 0;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 0939816e9671..af7467cdd181 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2202,23 +2202,16 @@ static int selinux_syslog(int type)
 }
 
 /*
- * Check that a process has enough memory to allocate a new virtual
- * mapping. 0 means there is enough memory for the allocation to
- * succeed and -ENOMEM implies there is not.
+ * Check permission for allocating a new virtual mapping. Returns
+ * 0 if permission is granted, negative error code if not.
  *
  * Do not audit the selinux permission check, as this is applied to all
  * processes that allocate mappings.
  */
 static int selinux_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 {
-	int rc, cap_sys_admin = 0;
-
-	rc = cred_has_capability(current_cred(), CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
-				 CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT, true);
-	if (rc == 0)
-		cap_sys_admin = 1;
-
-	return cap_sys_admin;
+	return cred_has_capability(current_cred(), CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
+				   CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT, true);
 }
 
 /* binprm security operations */