diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
index 1754a5cf7f..9caaf5a2a7 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ afs_notify_change(struct dentry *dp, struct iattr *iattrp)
     }
     AFS_GUNLOCK();
     crfree(credp);
-    return -code;
+    return afs_convert_code(code);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX24/osi_vnodeops.c b/src/afs/LINUX24/osi_vnodeops.c
index aebc051315..5821a74999 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX24/osi_vnodeops.c
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX24/osi_vnodeops.c
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ afs_notify_change(struct dentry *dp, struct iattr *iattrp)
     }
     AFS_GUNLOCK();
     crfree(credp);
-    return -code;
+    return afs_convert_code(code);
 }
 
 /* Validate a dentry. Return 1 if unchanged, 0 if VFS layer should re-evaluate.