diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c
index 03ebf47cfa9a..4d3a6324155f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static void __init omap_hsmmc_init_one(struct omap2_hsmmc_info *hsmmcinfo,
 	dev_set_name(&pdev->dev, "%s.%d", pdev->name, pdev->id);
 
 	od = omap_device_alloc(pdev, ohs, 1, NULL, 0);
-	if (!od) {
+	if (IS_ERR(od)) {
 		pr_err("Could not allocate od for %s\n", name);
 		goto put_pdev;
 	}