diff --git a/src/ap/ieee802_11.c b/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
index 6a638f090..c10ae12ee 100644
--- a/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
+++ b/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ static void handle_auth_sae(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct sta_info *sta,
 
 		if (sta->sae->tmp &&
 		    check_sae_rejected_groups(
-			    hapd, sta->sae->tmp->peer_rejected_groups) < 0) {
+			    hapd, sta->sae->tmp->peer_rejected_groups)) {
 			resp = WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE;
 			goto remove_sta;
 		}
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
index cfb5bb33d..48fc8f245 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ static int sme_sae_auth(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, u16 auth_transaction,
 		if (wpa_s->sme.sae.tmp &&
 		    sme_check_sae_rejected_groups(
 			    wpa_s,
-			    wpa_s->sme.sae.tmp->peer_rejected_groups) < 0)
+			    wpa_s->sme.sae.tmp->peer_rejected_groups))
 			return -1;
 
 		if (sae_process_commit(&wpa_s->sme.sae) < 0) {