diff --git a/net/dccp/probe.c b/net/dccp/probe.c
index bace1d8cbcfd..f5b3464f1242 100644
--- a/net/dccp/probe.c
+++ b/net/dccp/probe.c
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ static __init int dccpprobe_init(void)
 	if (!proc_net_fops_create(&init_net, procname, S_IRUSR, &dccpprobe_fops))
 		goto err0;
 
-	ret = try_then_request_module((register_jprobe(&dccp_send_probe) == 0),
-					"dccp");
+	try_then_request_module((ret = register_jprobe(&dccp_send_probe)) == 0,
+				"dccp");
 	if (ret)
 		goto err1;