diff --git a/drivers/misc/c2port/c2port-duramar2150.c b/drivers/misc/c2port/c2port-duramar2150.c
index 5484301d57d9f63ed8c56b5fcb49f5ae91de98b8..3dc61ea7dc644abc0f94750895c094787fcd4a99 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/c2port/c2port-duramar2150.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/c2port/c2port-duramar2150.c
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ static int __init duramar2150_c2port_init(void)
 
 	duramar2150_c2port_dev = c2port_device_register("uc",
 					&duramar2150_c2port_ops, NULL);
-	if (!duramar2150_c2port_dev) {
-		ret = -ENODEV;
+	if (IS_ERR(duramar2150_c2port_dev)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(duramar2150_c2port_dev);
 		goto free_region;
 	}