diff --git a/netutils/webclient/webclient.c b/netutils/webclient/webclient.c
index f9f7d73c7..fed5e87d4 100644
--- a/netutils/webclient/webclient.c
+++ b/netutils/webclient/webclient.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static inline int wget_parsestatus(struct webclient_context *ctx,
             }
           else
             {
-              return - ECONNABORTED;
+              return -ECONNABORTED;
             }
 
           /* We're done parsing the status line, so start parsing