diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index 7f5ee7fc02a6..62d2a18e1b41 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -3320,8 +3320,8 @@ static int __init srp_init_module(void)
 	}
 
 	srp_remove_wq = create_workqueue("srp_remove");
-	if (IS_ERR(srp_remove_wq)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(srp_remove_wq);
+	if (!srp_remove_wq) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}