diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 6a59fb8fc999..1606f740d6ae 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -2264,12 +2264,10 @@ int ceph_osdc_init(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc, struct ceph_client *client)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_msgpool;
 
+	err = -ENOMEM;
 	osdc->notify_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("ceph-watch-notify");
-	if (IS_ERR(osdc->notify_wq)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(osdc->notify_wq);
-		osdc->notify_wq = NULL;
+	if (!osdc->notify_wq)
 		goto out_msgpool;
-	}
 	return 0;
 
 out_msgpool: