diff --git a/src/console/consoled-manager.c b/src/console/consoled-manager.c
index f82f211d4..b288239ca 100644
--- a/src/console/consoled-manager.c
+++ b/src/console/consoled-manager.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int manager_sysview_session_control(Manager *m, sysview_event *event) {
                                 sysview_session_get_name(session));
                 session_free(s);
                 sysview_session_set_userdata(session, NULL);
-                return -error;
+                return error;
         }
 
         return 0;