diff --git a/drivers/net/can/mcp251x.c b/drivers/net/can/mcp251x.c
index 9c5a1537939c..1a72ca066a17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/mcp251x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/mcp251x.c
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ static int __devinit mcp251x_can_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 			goto error_tx_buf;
 		}
 		priv->spi_rx_buf = kmalloc(SPI_TRANSFER_BUF_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!priv->spi_tx_buf) {
+		if (!priv->spi_rx_buf) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto error_rx_buf;
 		}