diff --git a/dev-support/test-patch.sh b/dev-support/test-patch.sh
index 3759e9fc3c0..d2f0244397f 100755
--- a/dev-support/test-patch.sh
+++ b/dev-support/test-patch.sh
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ function cleanup_and_exit
         # Jenkins or whatever already knows where it is at
         # since it told us to put it there!
         relative_patchdir >/dev/null
-        if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
+        if [[ $? == 1 ]]; then
           hadoop_debug "mv ${PATCH_DIR} ${BASEDIR}"
           mv "${PATCH_DIR}" "${BASEDIR}"
         fi
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index feb68aec95a..9b73647f5e6 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ Release 2.8.0 - UNRELEASED
     HADOOP-11898. add nfs3 and portmap starting command in hadoop-daemon.sh
     in branch-2 (brandonli)
 
+    HADOOP-11926. test-patch.sh mv does wrong math (aw)
+
 Release 2.7.1 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES