diff --git a/drivers/staging/dst/export.c b/drivers/staging/dst/export.c
index 80ae4ebe610a..4fbd848bd14f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dst/export.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dst/export.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static struct dst_state *dst_accept_client(struct dst_state *st)
 		goto err_out_exit;
 
 	new = dst_state_alloc(st->node);
-	if (!new) {
+	if (IS_ERR(new)) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out_release;
 	}