diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 21a5b291b4b3..2fd69db3c09f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->rx_packet_max = max(rx_packet_max, 128);
 	priv->cpts = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct cpts), GFP_KERNEL);
 	priv->irq_enabled = true;
-	if (!ndev) {
+	if (!priv->cpts) {
 		pr_err("error allocating cpts\n");
 		goto clean_ndev_ret;
 	}