diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
index 5f56743167d..656bb3da75d 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
@@ -3456,7 +3456,7 @@ def add_income_discount_loss(pe, doc, total_discount_percent) -> float:
 		{
 			"account": frappe.get_cached_value("Company", pe.company, "default_discount_account"),
 			"cost_center": pe.cost_center or frappe.get_cached_value("Company", pe.company, "cost_center"),
-			"amount": flt(base_loss_on_income, precision),
+			"amount": flt(base_loss_on_income, precision) * -1,
 		},
 	)
 
@@ -3490,7 +3490,7 @@ def add_tax_discount_loss(pe, doc, total_discount_percentage) -> float:
 				"account": account,
 				"cost_center": pe.cost_center
 				or frappe.get_cached_value("Company", pe.company, "cost_center"),
-				"amount": flt(loss, precision),
+				"amount": flt(loss, precision) * -1,
 			},
 		)