diff --git a/drivers/dma/st_fdma.c b/drivers/dma/st_fdma.c
index 232d3547a6a3..bfb79bd0c6de 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/st_fdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/st_fdma.c
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ static int st_fdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	fdev->slim_rproc = st_slim_rproc_alloc(pdev, fdev->fw_name);
-	if (!fdev->slim_rproc) {
+	if (IS_ERR(fdev->slim_rproc)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(fdev->slim_rproc);
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "slim_rproc_alloc failed (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto err;