diff --git a/drivers/mfd/abx500-core.c b/drivers/mfd/abx500-core.c
index 3b3b97ec32a7..f12720dbe126 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/abx500-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/abx500-core.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int abx500_register_ops(struct device *dev, struct abx500_ops *ops)
 	struct abx500_device_entry *dev_entry;
 
 	dev_entry = kzalloc(sizeof(struct abx500_device_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (IS_ERR(dev_entry)) {
+	if (!dev_entry) {
 		dev_err(dev, "register_ops kzalloc failed");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}