diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
index f794c5b6996b..f77fa9ebab29 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
@@ -591,14 +591,14 @@ static int vc4_crtc_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 	 * that will take too much.
 	 */
 	primary_plane = vc4_plane_init(drm, DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY);
-	if (!primary_plane) {
+	if (IS_ERR(primary_plane)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to construct primary plane\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(primary_plane);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
 	cursor_plane = vc4_plane_init(drm, DRM_PLANE_TYPE_CURSOR);
-	if (!cursor_plane) {
+	if (IS_ERR(cursor_plane)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to construct cursor plane\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(cursor_plane);
 		goto err_primary;