diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/quirks.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/quirks.c
index a5538d640..b403cbb30 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/quirks.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/quirks.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ struct spa_bt_quirks *spa_bt_quirks_create(const struct spa_dict *info, struct s
 	const char *str;
 
 	if (!info) {
-		errno = -EINVAL;
+		errno = EINVAL;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/mem.c b/src/pipewire/mem.c
index d5e53a9d5..3ef6db75b 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/mem.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/mem.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ struct pw_memmap * pw_memblock_map(struct pw_memblock *block,
 		(int64_t) sb.st_size);
 
 	if (!valid) {
-		errno = -EINVAL;
+		errno = EINVAL;
 		return NULL;
 	}