diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc-smsc911x.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc-smsc911x.c
index ef99011..2757504 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc-smsc911x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc-smsc911x.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 	pdev = platform_device_register_resndata(NULL, "smsc911x", gpmc_cfg->id,
 		 gpmc_smsc911x_resources, ARRAY_SIZE(gpmc_smsc911x_resources),
 		 &gpmc_smsc911x_config, sizeof(gpmc_smsc911x_config));
-	if (!pdev) {
+	if (IS_ERR(pdev)) {
 		pr_err("Unable to register platform device\n");
 		gpio_free(gpmc_cfg->gpio_reset);
 		goto free2;