diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
index cb286b1acdb6..b3ba7e410943 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ typedef s32 dma_cookie_t;
 #define DMA_MIN_COOKIE	1
 #define DMA_MAX_COOKIE	INT_MAX
 
-#define dma_submit_error(cookie) ((cookie) < 0 ? 1 : 0)
+static inline int dma_submit_error(dma_cookie_t cookie)
+{
+	return cookie < 0 ? cookie : 0;
+}
 
 /**
  * enum dma_status - DMA transaction status