diff --git a/fs/aufs/vdir.c b/fs/aufs/vdir.c
index b7583e9f0d365fd8f13873fa8ead7afd7c500338..15f0106e43d77ade369d2b0da9b4be47886aad08 100644
--- a/fs/aufs/vdir.c
+++ b/fs/aufs/vdir.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static int seek_vdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 
 out:
 	/* smp_mb(); */
-	AuTraceErr(!valid);
+	AuTraceErr(valid - 1);
 	return valid;
 }