diff --git a/drivers/s390/kvm/kvm_virtio.c b/drivers/s390/kvm/kvm_virtio.c
index 83c69fbc43fc..3c2c923d5c0a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/kvm/kvm_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/kvm/kvm_virtio.c
@@ -334,10 +334,10 @@ static void scan_devices(void)
  */
 static int match_desc(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
-	if ((ulong)to_kvmdev(dev_to_virtio(dev))->desc == (ulong)data)
-		return 1;
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = dev_to_virtio(dev);
+	struct kvm_device *kdev = to_kvmdev(vdev);
 
-	return 0;
+	return kdev->desc == data;
 }
 
 /*