diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/hidl/1.0/hidl_manager.cpp b/wpa_supplicant/hidl/1.0/hidl_manager.cpp
index 622dcbf..152203c 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/hidl/1.0/hidl_manager.cpp
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/hidl/1.0/hidl_manager.cpp
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@
 		&ISupplicantStaIfaceCallback::onDisconnected,
 		std::placeholders::_1, bssid, wpa_s->disconnect_reason < 0,
 		static_cast<ISupplicantStaIfaceCallback::ReasonCode>(
-		    wpa_s->disconnect_reason)));
+		    abs(wpa_s->disconnect_reason))));
 }
 
 /**