diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
index 37fe33005c02..6bd08213cb70 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static u32 start_drv_threads(struct _adapter *padapter)
 {
 	padapter->cmdThread = kthread_run(r8712_cmd_thread, padapter, "%s",
 			      padapter->pnetdev->name);
-	if (IS_ERR(padapter->cmdThread) < 0)
+	if (IS_ERR(padapter->cmdThread))
 		return _FAIL;
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }