diff --git a/drm/1.0/default/CryptoPlugin.cpp b/drm/1.0/default/CryptoPlugin.cpp
index 4a4171b..9c51b15 100644
--- a/drm/1.0/default/CryptoPlugin.cpp
+++ b/drm/1.0/default/CryptoPlugin.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
             status = android::OK;
             bytesWritten = result;
         } else {
-            status = -result;
+            status = result;
             bytesWritten = 0;
         }