diff --git a/drivers/edac/sifive_edac.c b/drivers/edac/sifive_edac.c
index 413cdb4a591d..bb9ceeaf29bf 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/sifive_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/sifive_edac.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ static int ecc_register(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	p->dci = edac_device_alloc_ctl_info(0, "sifive_ecc", 1, "sifive_ecc",
 					    1, 1, NULL, 0,
 					    edac_device_alloc_index());
-	if (IS_ERR(p->dci))
-		return PTR_ERR(p->dci);
+	if (!p->dci)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	p->dci->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	p->dci->mod_name = "Sifive ECC Manager";