diff --git a/grub-core/kern/loongarch64/dl_helper.c b/grub-core/kern/loongarch64/dl_helper.c
index e8ec1219f..cda1a53c8 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/loongarch64/dl_helper.c
+++ b/grub-core/kern/loongarch64/dl_helper.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static grub_uint64_t
 grub_loongarch64_stack_pop (grub_loongarch64_stack_t stack)
 {
   if (stack->top == -1)
-    return -1;
+    return 0;
   return stack->data[stack->top--];
 }