diff --git a/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c b/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
index eca7091b0..be10d3f11 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ bdev_aio_readv(struct file_disk *fdisk, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 
 	rc = io_submit(aio_ch->io_ctx, 1, &iocb);
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		if (rc == EAGAIN) {
+		if (rc == -EAGAIN) {
 			spdk_bdev_io_complete(spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx(aio_task), SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_NOMEM);
 		} else {
 			spdk_bdev_io_complete(spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx(aio_task), SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("%s: io_submit returned %d\n", __func__, rc);
 		}
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("%s: io_submit returned %d\n", __func__, rc);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	aio_ch->io_inflight++;
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ bdev_aio_writev(struct file_disk *fdisk, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 
 	rc = io_submit(aio_ch->io_ctx, 1, &iocb);
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		if (rc == EAGAIN) {
+		if (rc == -EAGAIN) {
 			spdk_bdev_io_complete(spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx(aio_task), SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_NOMEM);
 		} else {
 			spdk_bdev_io_complete(spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx(aio_task), SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("%s: io_submit returned %d\n", __func__, rc);
 		}
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("%s: io_submit returned %d\n", __func__, rc);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	aio_ch->io_inflight++;