diff --git a/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.c b/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.c
index 4952872..33cbd37 100644
--- a/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.c
+++ b/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.c
@@ -1021,20 +1021,14 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-long hwsampler_query_min_interval(void)
+unsigned long hwsampler_query_min_interval(void)
 {
-	if (min_sampler_rate)
-		return min_sampler_rate;
-	else
-		return -EINVAL;
+	return min_sampler_rate;
 }
 
-long hwsampler_query_max_interval(void)
+unsigned long hwsampler_query_max_interval(void)
 {
-	if (max_sampler_rate)
-		return max_sampler_rate;
-	else
-		return -EINVAL;
+	return max_sampler_rate;
 }
 
 unsigned long hwsampler_get_sample_overflow_count(unsigned int cpu)
diff --git a/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.h b/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.h
index 8c72b59..1912f3b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.h
+++ b/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.h
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
 int hwsampler_shutdown(void);
 int hwsampler_allocate(unsigned long sdbt, unsigned long sdb);
 int hwsampler_deallocate(void);
-long hwsampler_query_min_interval(void);
-long hwsampler_query_max_interval(void);
+unsigned long hwsampler_query_min_interval(void);
+unsigned long hwsampler_query_max_interval(void);
 int hwsampler_start_all(unsigned long interval);
 int hwsampler_stop_all(void);
 int hwsampler_deactivate(unsigned int cpu);
diff --git a/arch/s390/oprofile/init.c b/arch/s390/oprofile/init.c
index c63d7e5..5995e9b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/oprofile/init.c
+++ b/arch/s390/oprofile/init.c
@@ -145,15 +145,11 @@
 	 * create hwsampler files only if hwsampler_setup() succeeds.
 	 */
 	oprofile_min_interval = hwsampler_query_min_interval();
-	if (oprofile_min_interval < 0) {
-		oprofile_min_interval = 0;
+	if (oprofile_min_interval == 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 	oprofile_max_interval = hwsampler_query_max_interval();
-	if (oprofile_max_interval < 0) {
-		oprofile_max_interval = 0;
+	if (oprofile_max_interval == 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 
 	if (oprofile_timer_init(ops))
 		return -ENODEV;