diff --git a/bpf/aya-bpf/src/maps/hash_map.rs b/bpf/aya-bpf/src/maps/hash_map.rs
index 13aa1aed..35383e05 100644
--- a/bpf/aya-bpf/src/maps/hash_map.rs
+++ b/bpf/aya-bpf/src/maps/hash_map.rs
@@ -354,5 +354,5 @@ fn insert<K, V>(def: *mut bpf_map_def, key: &K, value: &V, flags: u64) -> Result
 #[inline]
 fn remove<K>(def: *mut bpf_map_def, key: &K) -> Result<(), c_long> {
     let ret = unsafe { bpf_map_delete_elem(def as *mut _, key as *const _ as *const c_void) };
-    (ret >= 0).then(|| ()).ok_or(ret)
+    (ret == 0).then(|| ()).ok_or(ret)
 }
diff --git a/bpf/aya-bpf/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs b/bpf/aya-bpf/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs
index b0eeefb3..bbe6662e 100644
--- a/bpf/aya-bpf/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs
+++ b/bpf/aya-bpf/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl<K, V> LpmTrie<K, V> {
         let ret = unsafe {
             bpf_map_delete_elem(self.def.get() as *mut _, key as *const _ as *const c_void)
         };
-        (ret >= 0).then(|| ()).ok_or(ret)
+        (ret == 0).then(|| ()).ok_or(ret)
     }
 }