diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index ac8ef6cf7626..7974fa0400d8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -847,8 +847,10 @@ struct dma_chan *dma_request_chan(struct device *dev, const char *name)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dma_list_mutex);
 
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(chan))
-		return chan ? chan : ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+	if (IS_ERR(chan))
+		return chan;
+	if (!chan)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
 
 found:
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS