diff --git a/system/lib/wasmfs/backends/node_backend.cpp b/system/lib/wasmfs/backends/node_backend.cpp
index a3a7ad19b32f3..52d9289f3650a 100644
--- a/system/lib/wasmfs/backends/node_backend.cpp
+++ b/system/lib/wasmfs/backends/node_backend.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class NodeDirectory : public Directory {
     }
 
     auto childPath = getChildPath(name);
-    return _wasmfs_node_rename(fromPath.c_str(), childPath.c_str());
+    return -_wasmfs_node_rename(fromPath.c_str(), childPath.c_str());
   }
 
   ssize_t getNumEntries() override {