diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 1b27b5688f62..da3fefe91a8f 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	char *p;
 
 	p = d_path(&file->f_path, last_sysfs_file, sizeof(last_sysfs_file));
-	if (p)
+	if (!IS_ERR(p))
 		memmove(last_sysfs_file, p, strlen(p) + 1);
 
 	/* need attr_sd for attr and ops, its parent for kobj */